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Man found dead with gunshot injury in parked car in Phoenix

Aug 29, 2020, 6:15 PM

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(Facebook Photo/Phoenix Police Department)

(Facebook Photo/Phoenix Police Department)

PHOENIX — A man was found dead with a gunshot injury inside a parked car in Phoenix on Saturday afternoon.

Phoenix police officers responded to a report of a man appearing to be injured inside a car near 59th Avenue and Indian School Road at 1:10 p.m., authorities said.

When officers arrived, they located the parked vehicle with bullet holes in it and found the man alone inside with a gunshot wound, police said.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

No other information was made immediately available.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or the Phoenix Police Department.

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