The main suspect in the shooting reportedly left the scene near the intersection of Van Buren Street & 35th Avenue before officers arrived, police said.
PHOENIX — A man is dead and another is on the loose after a shooting in Phoenix Monday evening, the city’s police department said.
Officers were called to the scene near the intersection of Van Buren Street & 35th Avenue to reports of a shooting, the department said.
According to officials, police found Ricardo Garcia Rodriguez, 31, in extremely critical condition at the scene. He was transported to a local hospital where he later died.
Investigators found that Rodriguez was shot after a verbal confrontation between him and an unknown man, police said. The man who reportedly shot Rodriguez left the scene before police arrived.
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