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Two Shot in West Phoenix as Police Identify Victim in Separate Killing

Police urge tipsters to contact Silent Witness during the active investigations.

Overview

  • Officers found two adults shot around 5:10 p.m. near 89th and Indianola avenues, and both were taken to a hospital with serious injuries, police said.
  • Aerial footage showed a large police presence in the neighborhood with investigators concentrating on one home.
  • Hours earlier, police investigated a separate late-night shooting near 43rd Avenue and Buckeye Road in which a man died at the scene.
  • The victim in that fatal case was identified as 21-year-old Angel Rodriguez Tapia, according to local reporting.
  • Detectives have taken over both scenes and ask anyone with information to contact Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO.