Investigation underway after girl killed in south Phoenix shooting

PHOENIX – An investigation is underway after a girl was killed Tuesday night in a south Phoenix shooting, authorities said.

Officers were dispatched to a neighborhood near Seventh Avenue and Broadway Road for an unknown trouble call around 9:15 p.m., according to the Phoenix Police Department.

While the officers were en route, they learned the caller was in a vehicle that left the area and drove north from the shooting scene.

Police located the caller near Seventh Avenue and Buckeye Road and learned that a juvenile female had been shot. The victim, whose name and age were not released, died after being taken to a hospital.

“Officers detained multiple people who (were) in the home when the shooting occurred,” Sgt. Phil Krynsky said in a media advisory.

Police detectives launched an investigation, which is ongoing.

No other details were immediately available.

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