One person was hurt and another detained early Monday morning after a shooting near Buckeye Road and Central Avenue in South Phoenix, according to police. Phoenix police are investigating the incident, though further details about the injured person's condition and the circumstances surrounding the detention have not been released.
What Police Have Confirmed So Far
According to 12News, officers responded to the shooting near Buckeye Road and Central Avenue early Monday, finding one person hurt and detaining another individual. The station's report does not identify either the injured person or the person taken into custody, nor does it specify the severity of the injury or whether any charges are being considered. Phoenix police are continuing to investigate what led up to the shooting.
The intersection sits in a stretch of South Phoenix that has seen other gun violence in recent weeks. The report offers no further description of how the shooting unfolded beyond confirming that one person was hurt and one was detained.
Other Recent South Phoenix Shootings
South Phoenix has recorded other violent incidents in recent months, though the available reporting does not tie them together as part of any broader pattern. A shooting near 24th Street and Roeser Road on Sept. 29 left a 29-year-old man dead after he was taken to a hospital, as reported by FOX 10 Phoenix. Police initially said multiple people were detained in connection with that case.
A separate shooting on Oct. 6 at an apartment complex near Montezuma Street and Southern Avenue left a man with life-threatening injuries, per a FOX 10 Phoenix report. Police said a single adult male had sustained a gunshot wound and was transported by Phoenix Fire to the hospital, and that no arrests had been made in that case at the time of the report.
Monday's shooting near Buckeye Road and Central Avenue remains under investigation, and no additional information about the injured person, the person detained, or the circumstances of the shooting has been released.
