PHOENIX — A teenage girl was shot and killed in Phoenix on Sunday, Sept. 3, the city's police department said. Investigators believe that the home was targeted in a drive by shooting.
Phoenix police responded to a call in the area of 107th Avenue and Camelback Road around 8 a.m. regarding a shooting. When officers arrived at the scene, they found 15-year-old Giaginette Brown with a gunshot wound. She did not survive her injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
Sgt. Robert Scherer said Brown was alone in her room when the shooting occurred but family members were in the house. No one discovered Brown until a few hours after the shots were fired.
Detectives believe the shooting happened sometime between midnight and 3 a.m.. Brown was reportedly in her bed when one of the several bullets fired into the home went through a wall and struck her, authorities said.
It appears nobody in the home was aware a shooting had occurred until Brown was discovered in her room, police said.
No evidence has been discovered that would suggest Brown was the target of the shooting, Scherer added, but it does not appear to be a random event since no other homes in the neighborhood were struck by gunfire.
It's not yet clear what the shooter's motive may have been, police said.
This is an ongoing investigation and no arrests have been made. Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to call Silent Witness.
Silent Witness:
Arizona's Silent Witness program allows people to send in tips and share information about crimes happening within their local communities.
The program shares unsolved felony case information in multiple ways, including TV, radio and social media.
Anyone who has information on a crime or recognizes a suspect described by the program is asked to call 480-948-6377, go to the program's website online or download the Silent Witness app to provide a tip. The identity of anyone who submits a tip is kept anonymous.
Calls to Silent Witness are answered 24/7 by a live person and submitted tips are accepted at all times. Submitted tips are then sent to the detective(s) in charge of the specific case.
Individuals who submit tips that lead to an arrest or indictment in the case can get a reward of up to $1,000.
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