Ex-boyfriend suspected in shooting at Phoenix fast-food restaurant
Jan 4, 2023, 4:25 AM | Updated: Aug 23, 2023, 10:30 am
A sign for a 24 hour Whataburger is seen in Phoenix Arizona. (Photo by Epics/Getty Images)
(Photo by Epics/Getty Images)
PHOENIX — A woman was wounded Tuesday morning in a shooting at a west Phoenix fast-food restaurant, authorities said.
A suspect, described as an ex-boyfriend of the victim, left the area before officers arrived, the Phoenix Police Department said in a press release.
Officers responded to the Whataburger on 75th Avenue just north of McDowell Road around 10:30 a.m., police said.
They found one victim, who was taken to a hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound that isn’t considered life-threatening.
Detectives were searching for the suspect and working to determine what led up to the shooting.
No other information was immediately available.
