PHOENIX — Police are investigating a shooting that left a 14-year-old boy dead in central Phoenix last week.
On May 17, officers from the Phoenix Police Department were called to a hospital near 11th Street and McDowell Road about a shooting.
Officers learned that a 14-year-old boy, identified as Emir Rivas, was riding in a vehicle when he was shot allegedly by a 15-year-old boy who was playing with a firearm.
Evidence suggested that the shooting was an accident, officials said.
The 15-year-old was booked into jail and authorities continue to investigate the incident.
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