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Driver dies after he was found in tow truck with gunshot wound

The shooting happened at 35th Avenue and Buckeye Road just before 5 p.m.
Credit: Phoenix Police
Phoenix police said this pictured tow truck was on Buckeye Road between 35th Avenue and 51st Avenue on Sept. 1 at around 5 p.m. and was involved in a fatal shooting.

PHOENIX — A tow truck driver rushed to a hospital Wednesday night has died after he was shot in Phoenix.

The shooting happened at 35th Avenue and Buckeye Road just before 5 p.m., the Phoenix Police Department said. 

Officers were responding to calls of a stabbing in the area when they found the victim, Evanni Corona, with a gunshot wound inside the tow truck.

Corona was transported to the hospital in extremely critical condition where he later died, according to Phoenix police. 

No suspect information has been provided by the police.

Investigators are asking anyone who saw the tow truck Wednesday afternoon to contact Phoenix police or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS. 

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