Child Killed, 6 Wounded In Mesa Drive-By Shooting: Police

PHOENIX — Police in Mesa are asking the public for help after a child was killed and several others wounded in a drive-by shooting Friday night.

A suspect has not yet been found, according to the Mesa Police Department. Police said a person in an SUV stopped on Guadalupe Road and shot into a crowd of people eating outside food trucks in the parking lot around 9:30 p.m. Friday before speeding off.

Three adults and four children were injured. The children are ages 6, 9 and 16. A seriously wounded one-year-old infant died Sunday. The names of the victims have not been released by police.

Mesa Police Chief Ken Cost said a man was seen assaulting a woman at the same location earlier Friday night and one of the food vendors and other bystanders intervened. Police do not believe the two events are related but are not ruling it out.

Cost asked anyone with information — including photos or videos of the shooting and fight— to come forward.

“They shot children and it’s unacceptable,” Cost said. “You need to come forward and do the right thing ... Help us bring justice to these family members who had their children shot.”

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information can contact Mesa police at 480-644-2211.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.