Search for suspect underway after man shot, killed in Phoenix
PHOENIX - Phoenix Police officials say they are searching for a suspect in connection with a shooting that left a person dead.
The incident, according to police, happened in the area of 15th Avenue and Maricopa, just north of the intersection of 15th Avenue and Buckeye Road. According to a brief statement released by Sgt. Phil Krynsky, officers responded to a shooting call in the area just after 10:05 p.m. on Oct. 29.
"When officers arrived they found a man with a gunshot wound," read a portion of the statement.
The victim, according to Sgt. Krynsky, was taken to the hospital by fire crews where he later died. He was identified as 38-year-old Isaiah Petite.
"Officers, along with the air unit, searched the area and currently have not located a suspect," read a portion of the statement.
If you have any information, you're asked to call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS, or 480-TESTIGO for Spanish.