20-year-old man dead, woman injured in west Phoenix shooting

PHOENIX — A 20-year-old man is dead following a shooting in west Phoenix on Tuesday, authorities said.

Officers with the Phoenix Police Department responded to reports of a shooting near Indian School Road and 67th Avenue shortly after 7 p.m.

They found Jacob Higadera and an unidentified woman with apparent gunshot wounds.

Both were taken to the hospital with serious injuries, where Higadera died and the woman is receiving treatment, police said.

Detectives are trying to figure out what led up to the fatal Phoenix shooting.

Anyone with information that can help them identify who shot Higadera and the woman is urged to call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (948-6377) or 480-TESTIGO (837-8446) for Spanish.

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