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Police looking for suspect after teen shot in Phoenix

The teen was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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PHOENIX — Phoenix police are searching for a suspect after they say a teen was shot Monday evening. 

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Officers were called to the area of McDowell Road and N 43rd Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Monday for reports of a shooting, Phoenix police said. 

When they arrived officers found a teen boy suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 

Officers have closed the area around the shooting while they search for the suspect. 

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