1 dead, 3 shot, 9 others injured in metro Phoenix shootings

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1 dead, 3 shot, 9 others injured in metro Phoenix shootings

One person was killed and 12 others injured in reported drive-by shootings over a period of 90 minutes in three cities west of Phoenix. However, it remained unclear whether the man was responsible for all of the shootings. The suspect’s name was not immediately released. The authorities assume that he acted alone, although a motive was not immediately known. Police departments in Peoria, Surprise, and Glendale are investigating shootings in their cities, along with the Arizona Department of Public Safety and the FBI. Authorities combed at least eight separate shooting scenes, Peoria police spokesman Brandon Sheffert said at a press conference Thursday afternoon. Four people suffered gunshot wounds and one of those victims died, he said. This person was found dead in a vehicle along a Peoria freeway. The other victims had a number of injuries such as splinters from broken glass or injuries related to a car accident, Sheffert said. Banner Health officials said they received nine patients at three of them in their hospitals. However, the extent of the injuries and the condition of the victims were not immediately disclosed. Peoria police received the first call about a shooting just after 11 a.m. and eight more incidents were reported in the following 90 minutes, Sheffert said of the getaway vehicle’s description, and the suspect was arrested after a traffic stop in Surprise. (This story was not edited by Devdiscourse staff and is automatically generated from a syndicated feed.)

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