PHOENIX — A man is dead after he was apparently run over by a truck during an altercation in north Phoenix, according to authorities.
The Phoenix Police Department said the incident happened at around 1 a.m. Saturday near 35th Avenue and Union Hills Drive.
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Officers were called out to the area after reports of a shooting. When officers arrived they found the man on the ground near a gas station in the area. The man was taken to the hospital, where he later died, police said.
According to police, "preliminary information suggests the man suffered his injuries after he was run over by the truck."
Witnesses told investigators, "There was an exchange of gunfire between the group in the truck and a group with the male victim," police said in a news release.
Phoenix PD's air unit found a truck "leaving the area that appeared to be related to the incident."
Several people inside the truck were taken into custody, police said
Police have not released the name of the man who was killed nor have they identified any of the people who were taken into custody.
No other injuries were reported.
This is a developing story; additional details will be added as they become available.
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