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Teen found shot in Phoenix street near freeway, dies at hospital

Aug 17, 2022, 7:03 AM | Updated: Aug 18, 2022, 6:41 am

(Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)...

(Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

(Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

PHOENIX – Police said a teenage boy was shot and died in a hospital early Wednesday in Phoenix and the search is on for a suspect.

The Phoenix Police Department said they were called around 1 a.m. about a male lying in the access road near Interstate 17 just south of Northern Avenue.

Officers found the boy, identified as 16-year-old Jose Cordova Torres, who had been shot. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died.

Police said another man and a teenager were also treated for gunshot wounds at a hospital. Investigators believe the two are connected to the victim’s shooting at 27th and Northern avenues.

The investigation shut down a southbound ramp at Northern Avenue and Interstate 17 until around 8 a.m.

No other details were immediately made available.

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Teen found shot in Phoenix street near freeway, dies at hospital