Crime & Safety
2 Killed And 2 Injured In Separate Overnight Phoenix Shootings
Three men in a vehicle at a stoplight were seemingly ambushed. Two of them were shot and one of them was killed, according to police.
PHOENIX, AZ — Two separate Tuesday night shootings in Phoenix left two people dead and two more injured, according to Phoenix Police.
Phoenix Police had not released the identities of the victims of the shootings Wednesday morning, but said that two men were killed and a man and a woman were injured.
Around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday, officers found a man and a woman who had been shot near the intersection of 35th Avenue and Thomas Road. The man was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
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Around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, three men were in a vehicle stopped at a red light at the intersection of 19th Avenue and Camelback Road when someone repeatedly shot at the vehicle, hitting two of the men inside. One of the men was pronounced dead at the scene and another was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. The third man in the vehicle was not injured, according to police.
Anyone with information on either shooting can call the Phoenix Police Department, or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO for Spanish.
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