Man dead after shooting in central Phoenix

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - A man is dead after a shooting in central Phoenix on Sunday evening.

Around 5 p.m., Phoenix police were called to a shooting near 27th Avenue and Indian School Road, just west of the I-17 freeway, where they found a man, later identified as 35-year-old Maurice Jamal Edwards, who had been shot. Edwards was taken to the hospital, where he died from his injuries. Police say the shooter left the scene before officers arrived. The area near 27th Avenue and Indian School Road was closed as detectives investigated.

Police are continuing to investigate the shooting and ask anyone with information to call Silent Witness at 480(WITNESS) or 480(TESTIGO) and provide an anonymous tip. Rewards may be paid for information leading to an arrest in this case.