Man dead after late night shooting in south Phoenix

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — A man died Thursday after fighting for his life when he was shot in south Phoenix late Wednesday night.

According to Phoenix police, officers were called out just after 10 p.m. to the area of Central Avenue and Dobbins Road, where they found a man, later identified as 27-year-old William Masters, who had been shot. Emergency crews rushed Masters to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Video from the scene late Wednesday showed a heavy police presence and crime scene tape around a water filling station in a small plaza north of Dobbins Road.

Police say they were able to find a suspect nearby, who was then taken to a hospital for medical issues. He is a teenage male who will not be identified as he’s been transferred to Juvenile Care.