PHOENIX — A teenager was shot and killed outside his home in the Sunnyslope neighborhood in Phoenix just before midnight on Friday, police said.
The Phoenix Police Department responded to a call for a shooting near 13th and Vogel avenues around 12 a.m.
They found the teen with apparent gunshot wounds near the roadway and took him to a local hospital. He later died of his injuries.
He was identified as Damarkus Edison.
Officers said the teen had just left his home when the shooting took place.
At this time, authorities have not released information on a suspect and the investigation is still ongoing.
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