17-year-old shot young man at north Phoenix boys group home, police say
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Published: Sep. 1, 2022 at 9:47 AM MST
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- A teen boy is in custody after a shooting at a boys group home left a man with life-threatening injuries in north Phoenix on Thursday. At around 2 a.m., police responded to reports of a shooting near 18th Avenue and Mountain View Road, which is north of Dunlap Avenue. Officers found a young man who had been shot at the group home. He was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police talked to witnesses and they found the 17-year-old suspected shooter nearby. He was arrested and booked into a Maricopa County Juvenile Detention Facility. It’s unknown what led up to the shooting. The investigation is ongoing.
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