Man shot, seriously injured in central Phoenix; police looking for suspect or suspects

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department is looking for a suspect or suspects involved in a shooting on Saturday night.

Around 9 p.m., police were called to a shooting near 19th Avenue and Buckeye Road.

Upon arrival, police found a man with at least one gunshot wound.

The Phoenix Fire Department took the man to the hospital with a serious but non-life-threatening injury, police said.

The suspect or suspects in the shooting fled the scene before officers arrived, police said.

What led up to the shooting is unknown at this time.

If anyone has information on the shooting, contact the police or Silent Witness at 480-Witness or 480-Testigo.

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