PHOENIX — A 17-year-old boy was arrested in connection to a 16-year-old boy who died after he was found shot after leaving a party Sunday, officials said.
Phoenix police said around 1:40 a.m., officers did a welfare check in the area of Cave Creek Road and Greenway Parkway. Officers found Erick Daniel Rodriguez, 16, with a gunshot wound.
The 17-year-old was arrested and booked for second degree murder in the case.
Rodriguez was taken to the hospital and was later pronounced dead, officials said.
Police said Rodriguez had just left a nearby party that was broken up.
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