Teen dead, another teen hurt in Ahwatukee shootings
A teen is dead and another teenager is hurt following separate shootings near 48th Street and Warner Road.
AHWATUKEE, Ariz. - A teen is dead and another teenager is hurt following separate shootings in Ahwatukee.
The shootings happened just after 11:30 p.m. on May 28, both near 48th Street and Warner Road.
Phoenix Police say the first teen was found with at least one gunshot wound at an apartment complex and was taken to a hospital. As of Wednesday night, he's stable.
The second teen, 17-year-old Malachi Tyler Henningham, was found dead inside a car that had crashed into a tree. He also had at least one gunshot wound.
Police are looking into the circumstances surrounding these shootings.
Police initially identified the deceased teen as an adult male, but the investigation revealed it was a teen who was killed.
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