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Teen girl shot, killed after attending house party in west Phoenix

May 14, 2023, 9:08 AM

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PHOENIX — A teen girl is dead after she was shot in a west Phoenix residential area early Sunday.

Phoenix police said they responded to reports of a shooting in the area of 91st Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road just after midnight.

Upon arrival, they found a teen girl with a gunshot wound in front of a home.

When Phoenix firefighters responded, they pronounced the girl dead at the scene.

Although early into the investigation, Phoenix police believe the girl had attended a house party in the area around the time when the shooting occurred.

The victim has not yet been identified and police do not currently have information on a possible suspect.

The investigation is ongoing.

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