Man found shot dead in Central Phoenix alley, police say
Body found in Phoenix alley
Phoenix police are investigating after a man was found dead in an alley near 17th Avenue and Sherman Street Sunday morning.
PHOENIX - Phoenix Police officials say they are investigating a shooting that left a man dead on May 14.
According to a brief statement, officers were called out at around 8:00 a.m. to an area just south of Grant Street and 17th Avenue for a check welfare call.
"Officers arrived and found a man in the alley deceased with gunshot wounds," read a portion of the statement. "Detectives responded to take over the investigation. Details about what led up to this incident are still under investigation."
The victim is 31-year-old Tytwin Joshua Tye.
Shootings rock Arizona over the weekend
This shooting is one of a number of shootings that happened in Arizona from the night of May 13 to May 14.
May 13
Just before midnight, a shooting killed a teenage boy in the area of 39th Avenue and McDowell Road in Phoenix. The shooting reportedly happened at a barbecue in an apartment's common area.
Outside of the Phoenix area, a shooting in Yuma took the life of two people, and left five others injured.
May 14
Just after midnight, a teen was shot dead in a neighborhood near 91st Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road. The victim as reportedly leaving a house party when the shooting happened.
Around three hours later, a shooting took the life of a man in the area of 16th Street and South Mountain Avenue. A woman was also wounded in the shooting.
At around 8:00 a.m., officers were called out to the area of 18th Street and Yuma Street, where an alleged burglar was shot and killed.