EL MIRAGE, Ariz. — A person is in critical condition following a shooting in El Mirage, according to authorities.
The shooting happened Monday afternoon around 12:45 pm near El Mirage and Cactus roads, the El Mirage Police Department said. Police found an adult man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the driver's seat of a white BMW sedan.
The 22-year-old was identified as a young man from Phoenix, and taken to a hospital where he later died from his injuries.
Police were able to get a description of the juvenile suspect from nearby witnesses, and learned that he had fled into a neighborhood on West Aster Drive near the scene of the shooting.
The suspect was taken into custody after trying to flee through neighboring yards, and was booked into the juvenile detention center. Police are recommended charges of murder, aggravated assault, and minor in possession of a firearm.
Officers have not disclosed the victim's identity and are withholding the suspect's identity as they are a minor.
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