PD: Suspect accused of fatally shooting woman in north Phoenix apartment
PHOENIX - A woman is being accused of manslaughter after another woman was fatally shot at an apartment near 15th Avenue and Peoria on April 21.
Police officers responded to a shooting call in the area Wednesday afternoon and found 24-year-old Dejahnique Jackson with a gunshot wound.
Jackson was taken to the hospital where she later died, officials said.
Detectives said they found probable cause to arrest 21-year-old Amelleonna Russell in connection with the shooting. She was booked into jail and faces a manslaughter charge.
The investigation is ongoing.
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