1 dead, 1 hurt in shooting near north Phoenix park
PHOENIX - Police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened near a north Phoenix park.
The shooting happened north of 35th Avenue and Orangewood. According to a statement by Phoenix Police, officers were sent to the area at around 4:00 p.m. for what officials described as "a call of an unknown trouble" at a park in the area.
"An adult male was found suffering gunshot wounds and pronounced deceased on scene. Another adult male suffered a gunshot wound and was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries," police said.
On Jan. 5, police identified the victim who died as 24-year-old Abdul Karim bin Abdul Jalil.
Investigators believe the suspect and the victims were involved in an altercation before the suspect grabbed a gun from his vehicle and fired shots at the victims.
Friends who knew the victims rushed to the park after learning about what happened, as they waited to hear more from police. As the night wore on, a crowd grew.
Police reportedly kept at least one witness on scene, and a woman told us, off camera, that they were just walking in the park when the shooting happened. Police also took two people to two separate police vehicles, and one of the two was seen wiping away tears.
If you have any information on the shooting, you're asked to call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS, or 480-TESTIGO for Spanish.