Teen, Preteen Shot Thursday Night In Phoenix: Police

PHOENIX, AZ — A teen and a preteen were shot and injured Thursday evening in Phoenix, according to police.

Both youths, who police did not publicly identify, were taken to a local hospital to be treated for injuries that were not believed to be life threatening, police said.

The shootings happened around 7 pm Thursday, near 4400 S. 28th St., according to police.

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Police had initially reported on Thursday night incorrectly that two teenaged boys had been shot, but later corrected the information saying that a boy and a girl had been shot and that one of them was a teen and the other was a preteen.

Police did not release any additional information about the shootings as of Friday morning.

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Teen, Preteen Shot Thursday Night In Phoenix: Police

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