Phoenix shooting leaves 1 dead, sends another to the hospital: PD

Published September 8, 2026 7:38 AM MST

Phoenix Police say they are investigating a shooting early Tuesday morning that left one person dead.

What we know:

In a brief statement, police said officers were sent to a shooting call at around 5:45 a.m. in a neighborhood near Indian School Road and 79th Drive. When officers arrived at the scene, they found two victims, both identified as adult men.

"One adult male was pronounced deceased by Phoenix Fire and one adult male was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries," officials wrote.

What's next:

Police say homicide detectives are looking into what happened.

Area where the shooting happened

The Source: Information for this article was gathered from a statement released by the Phoenix Police Department.

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