1 man dead, teen in custody following Phoenix shooting

PHOENIX — Police are investigating the death of a man who was shot in Phoenix Monday evening, authorities said.

Officers responded to a shooting call near 35th and Dunlap avenues and found a man who had been shot, the Phoenix Police Department said in a press release.

The man, identified as Roberto Juan Taylor-Vargas, was taken to the hospital in extremely critical condition and was later pronounced dead.

Police arrested a 17-year-old boy who had been on the scene and booked him into the Juvenile Corrections Center for murder.

No additional information was made available.

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