PHOENIX — A fight between "several people" in south Phoenix ended in gunfire with one man in the hospital early Sunday morning, the Phoenix Police Department said.
Officers were called to the area of 7th Street and Alta Vista Road around 2:15 a.m. and found the victim, a currently unidentified man, with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Homicide detectives stepped in to handle the investigation and learned that a fight broke out between several people. During the fight, an unknown person fired multiple shots, striking the man.
According to police, preliminary information indicates that multiple people were involved in a shooting in the roadway near a residence
The suspect then fled the scene before officers arrived, police said.
Authorities are working to determine what led up to the shooting, and identify the man accused of firing a weapon. There have been no further updates on the victim's condition at this time.
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