Crime & Safety

Boy, 10, Shot In Phoenix Parking Lot: Report

The boy was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, KTAR reports.

PHOENIX, AZ — A 10-year-old boy was shot early Monday near 19th and Peoria Avenues, KTAR reports. The boy was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.

According to the report, police said someone in a car in a parking lot shot toward the child and a man, identified as a relative of the boy.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call 480-WITNESS.

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