Teenage boy fatally shot after leaving North Phoenix party

Officers say the teen had just left a party near Cave Creek and Greenway after it was broken up earlier that night.

PHOENIX - Police say a teenager was arrested after a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed near Cave Creek Road and Greenway Parkway early Sunday morning.

Phoenix officers say they responded to a check welfare call in the area at around 1:40 a.m. on Aug. 22. When they arrived, they found 16-year-old Erick Daniel Rodriguez with a gunshot wound.

He was taken to the hospital where he later died.

Officers say Rodriguez had just left a nearby party after it was broken up.

On Aug. 24, police announced a 17-year-old suspect was arrested in connection to the shooting. He is accused of second-degree murder.

His identity has not been released because he is a juvenile.