4 injured, including 2 bystanders, during Phoenix apartment shootout

PHOENIX – Four people were injured, including a man and child hit by stray bullets, during a shootout at a Phoenix apartment complex Monday night, authorities said.

Three adult brothers were involved an argument that escalated to a shooting near 28th Street and Broadway Road around 8:30 p.m., the Phoenix Police Department said Tuesday morning.

At least two of the brothers were wounded, including one found at the scene with life-threatening injuries, police said. Another brother showed up at a local hospital with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening.

Police didn’t know if the third brother, who left the scene before officers arrived, was injured.

A man and a juvenile in a nearby apartment were hit by bullets fired during the altercation, police said. They were taken to a hospital with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening.

Investigators were working to determine what led up to the shooting and who fired shots.

No other details were immediately available.

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