PHOENIX — One person is dead and seven more are injured following a shooting at a family gathering near 63rd Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road, Phoenix police said. One of those victims was a teenager.
Officers responded to the area around 9:30 Saturday evening for calls that a shooting had taken place, and family and friends were taking the victims to local hospitals.
An unknown suspect arrived at the party and "began causing trouble," before firing into a large group of people that had gathered in the front yard, police reported.
The gunfire struck eight people in total. Police learned that four of those people had been taken to the hospital, while four more were still on the scene.
One man, later identified as 37-year-old Patrick Fowler, died at the hospital, officials said.
One of the victims was a teenage boy with non-life-threatening injuries. Five of the victims, who were adults, sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The seventh victim is listed in critical condition, police said.
It's not the first time that a shooting like this has happened in the area, said a neighbor on the scene. She recalled hearing gunfire back in September.
Homicide detectives stepped in to handle the investigation, and authorities are asking the public to contact the Phoenix Police Department or Silent Witness with any information relevant to the shooting.
This is a developing story. Stay with 12News for more updates.
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