June 4, 2022
Phoenix – Police say nine people, including an older “teenage” boy, were shot at a north Phoenix strip mall early Saturday morning.
Officers say it happened near 10th Avenue and Hatcher Road after 1 a.m. Sgt. Andy Williams says detectives believe a confrontation ended in a shooting where nine people were shot.
Three of those victims suffered life-threatening injuries.
An older teenage boy was among those shot, but he is expected to be okay. Police are still looking to learn more about what led to the shooting.
Police didn’t specifically refer to the gathering as a “party,” but instead just stated that a group of young people were at the strip mall.
The victims’ ages weren’t specifically clear, but Williams believed they were between 17 and 24.
Video from the scene showed several officers and detectives with crime scene tape restricting access between 8th Avenue and 12th Avenue at Hatcher Road.
Police expect that area to be closed throughout the morning as an extensive investigation is underway.
No arrests have been made.
This week’s shooting comes after a party ended in six people between the ages of 16 and 18 being shot in west Phoenix. An 18-year-old man died in that shooting.
