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US 60/Grand Avenue reopens in west Phoenix after police investigate homicide

Aug 30, 2024, 8:19 AM | Updated: 8:45 pm

Grand Avenue was closed in both directions in west Phoenix during Friday morning's rush hour while ...

Grand Avenue was closed in west Phoenix on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, while police conducted a homicide investigation. (Pixabay and Phoenix Police Department File Photos)

(Pixabay and Phoenix Police Department File Photos)

PHOENIX — Westbound US 60/Grand Avenue reopened in west Phoenix on Friday night, long after police responded to a fatal shooting in the area, authorities said.

Around 8 a.m., the Arizona Department of Transportation reported a closure in both directions near where US 60/Grand crosses 35th Avenue and Indian School Road. The eastbound lanes reopened around noon and the westbound lanes reopened around 8 p.m.

Why was Grand Avenue closed in west Phoenix?

Officers initially responded to a reported shooting in the area around 6:20 a.m., according to the Phoenix Police Department. They found the body of a man who’d been shot under the bridge.

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US 60/Grand Avenue reopens in west Phoenix after police investigate homicide