Former MMA fighter Tyler East
was shot and killed in a domestic dispute in Los Lunas, N.M., on
Monday, according to
New Mexico State Police.
East was involved in a domestic dispute with his girlfriend on a
property near State Road 314, when East brandished a weapon, shot
her and dragged her out of the residence. Outside, East was shot by
another unidentified man who was also at the residence, per the
report. The man who shot East fled the scene before authorities
arrived.
When deputies arrived at the property, East, 30, was pronounced
dead. His girlfriend, who was not identified, is in stable
condition at an Albuquerque, N.M., hospital. The investigation is
currently active.
It’s not the first time East has been involved in a
domestic violence incident. In 2012, he was arrested on
domestic violence charges after an ex-girlfriend accused him of
assaulting her while on a “cocaine binge.” He was indicted on
charges of kidnapping, aggravated burglary, aggravated battery, and
bribery of a witness.
East, the younger brother of former UFC talent Cody East,
went 15-6 with one no contest over the course of a professional MMA
career that began in 2009. He spent time at both FIT-NHB and
Jackson-Wink in Albuquerque, and was briefly a training partner of
Jon
Jones. He retired following a first-round TKO loss to Brian Heden
at Legacy Fighting Championship 60 on Oct. 7, 2016.