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Death of woman shot while driving being investigated as a homicide, Phoenix police say

The woman was shot by someone in another vehicle after a traffic altercation, the Phoenix Police Department said.

PHOENIX — A woman died after she was shot while driving in north Phoenix Thursday afternoon, the city's police department said.

The woman, 38-year-old Stella Montes, crashed her car into a wall near 7th Avenue and Beardsley Road after she was shot, police said. She was later taken to a local hospital in extremely critical condition 

Montes was pronounced dead at the hospital, the department said.

She was shot by someone in another vehicle after a traffic altercation, police said. Officers are investigating what led up to the shooting.

This is a developing story. Stay with 12 News for updates. 

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