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3 teenagers hospitalized after shooting in Phoenix park

Oct 16, 2022, 3:00 PM | Updated: 3:06 pm

(Getty Images Photo/Roberto Machado Noa)...

(Getty Images Photo/Roberto Machado Noa)

(Getty Images Photo/Roberto Machado Noa)

PHOENIX — Three teenagers were hospitalized Sunday morning after a shooting broke out in a Phoenix neighborhood park, authorities said.

Officers responded to reports of a shooting around 11:20 a.m. near 95th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road, the Phoenix Police Department said in a press release.

The investigation revealed two male teenagers were in a dispute with a third teen, which escalated into a shooting, police said. Their ages are unknown.

One teenager suffered critical injuries and two others had injuries that weren’t life-threatening.

It is unknown what the circumstances were that led to the shooting.

No other information was available.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Phoenix Police Department at 602-262-6151 or Silent Witness at 480-948-6377.

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3 teenagers hospitalized after shooting in Phoenix park