Man dead after early morning shooting in north Phoenix
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Published: May. 20, 2023 at 2:31 PM MST|Updated: May. 21, 2023 at 8:37 AM MST
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - A man is dead after a shooting broke out near a strip mall in northwest Phoenix early Saturday morning.
Phoenix police were called to a shooting around 3:45 a.m. at a strip mall near 27th and Augusta Avenues. Officers arrived and found a man, 50-year-old Nixon Petit, with several gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died from injuries.
Investigators learned that Petit was in an argument outside of a business in the area when the shooting broke out. The suspect left the area and has not been identified yet. Anyone with information is asked to call Silent Witness at 480(WITNESS) or 480(TESTIGO) and provide an anonymous tip.
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