17-year-old dies after being shot at Cesar Chavez Park in early April
Teenager dies weeks after double shooting
Seventeen-year-old Daron Jackson was pronounced dead on April 12 after he was shot at Cesar Chavez Park on April 1. Anyone with information is asked to call 480-WITNESS.
PHOENIX - Daron Jackson, 17, was pronounced dead on Saturday, April 12 nearly two weeks after being shot at Cesar Chavez Park.
Police say Jackson was critically injured when the shooting happened around 8:00 p.m. on April 1.
He fought for his life for nearly two weeks.
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Man found shot at Phoenix's Cesar Chavez Park
A teen was found shot at Phoenix's Cesar Chavez Park on Tuesday night near 35th Avenue and Baseline Road, the police department said.
The backstory:
Police found Jackson with a life-threatening gunshot wound in the parking lot of the Phoenix park near 35th Avenue and Baseline Road.
A woman was also treated for a gunshot wound the same night. She has not been identified.
She was treated at a nearby hospital as a walk-in and said she was at the same park as Jackson when the shooting happened.
What's next:
Police are still searching for a suspect.
What you can do:
Anyone with information should contact Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS. Spanish speakers can call Testigo Silencioso at 480-TESTIGO. Si tiene alguna información sobre este caso, llame a la línea de Testigo Silencioso (480-TESTIGO, 480-837-8446). You can remain anonymous.