Police searching for suspect after man shot, killed in west Phoenix

May 25, 2020, 7:49 AM | Updated: 8:05 am

(Facebook Photo/Phoenix Police Department)

PHOENIX — Phoenix police are searching for a suspect accused of killing a man in west Phoenix on Sunday evening.

Officers responded to the area of Van Buren Street and 67th Avenue just before 5:30 p.m. and found a 49-year-old man with gunshot injuries.

The man was taken to the hospital, where he later died.

Officers learned the suspect shot the victim while the two were arguing.

No other details were immediately available.

Anybody with information about the incident was asked to call Phoenix police at 602-262-6141 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (948-6377) or 480-TESTIGO (837-8446) for Spanish.

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