Overview
- Police were called just before 6:30 a.m. Saturday to the Rio Santa Fe apartments near Dysart and McDowell in Avondale.
- The 17-year-old was found with a gunshot wound, taken to a nearby Abrazo facility in critical condition, and later died at the hospital.
- Avondale police say there is no ongoing threat to the community.
- Authorities have not released the victim’s name because she was a minor, and they have not identified the detained individual.
- Detectives are continuing the investigation and have not disclosed what led up to the shooting.