PHOENIX — A 17-year-old boy has died after a shooting occurred in central Phoenix overnight, police said.
Officers from the Phoenix Police Department responded to a shooting in the area of 19th and Dunlap avenues around 1 a.m. Saturday.
As officers arrived at the scene, police said a 17-year-old boy was dropped off at a nearby hospital with injuries from a shooting.
The teen, who was identified as Durran Azad Azeez, died at the hospital.
Police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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