Crime & Safety
Teen, Preteen Shot Thursday Night In Phoenix: Police
Both of the youths suffered injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening, according to police.
PHOENIX, AZ — A teen and a preteen were shot and injured Thursday evening in Phoenix, according to police.
Both youths, who police did not publicly identify, were taken to a local hospital to be treated for injuries that were not believed to be life threatening, police said.
The shootings happened around 7 p.m. Thursday, near 4400 S. 28th St., according to police.
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Police had initially on Thursday night incorrectly reported that two teenaged boys had been shot, but later corrected the information saying that a boy and a girl had been shot and that one of them was a teen and the other was a preteen.
Police did not release any additional information about the shootings as of Friday morning.
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