PHOENIX — A man is dead after a shooting at a Phoenix motel that happened Monday evening, city police announced on Tuesday.
Officers were called to the motel, located near Interstate 17 and Sweetwater Avenue, north of Cactus Road, around 7:15 p.m. on Monday.
When police arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound. First responders rushed him to the hospital where he later died from his injuries, police said.
Officers learned that the shooter fled before police arrived. The investigation is still underway as of Tuesday morning.
Police have not released the victim's identity at this time.
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