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1 dead, 3 shot, 9 others injured after multiple shootings near Phoenix, Arizona

1 dead, 3 shot, 9 others injured after multiple shootings near Phoenix, Arizona
um at about 11 10 Peoria Pd received a call of a vehicle that had been shot by another vehicle. The path, the occupants of another vehicle at about 11 10 in the area of 100 and 30 northern from there on what we've realized is that same suspect vehicle which has been identified as a white Suv Uh was involved in at least eight other incidents at this time. But we have a total of 13 people who are injured uh for people who were shot. And then we do recently prior to us. Right as we were sending out this notice about this, we responded to another call of a vehicle on the freeway. And sadly we reported one fatality in that when the vehicle stopped, the suspect's vehicle stopped with it and the driver, the only occupant of the vehicle and the suspect, he was compliant as the officers gave him commands and he was removed for the vehicle and taken into custody. Yeah, we have no information at all that to allude to any other type of shooter. What I can tell you is that the suspect that was seen, the vehicle that was seen, he's been taken into custody and there's, there's no reason for the public to feel unsafe at this time.
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1 dead, 3 shot, 9 others injured after multiple shootings near Phoenix, Arizona
One person was killed and 12 others injured in reported drive-by shootings over a 90-minute span Thursday in three cities west of Phoenix, authorities said.A suspect was in custody, and authorities said a weapon was found in his vehicle. But it remained unclear if the man was responsible for all of the shootings.The suspect's name wasn't immediately released. Authorities believe he acted alone, although a motive wasn't immediately known."We don't know the nexus, we don't know what the motive was, we don't have an idea of what this person was thinking when he went out and did this," Peoria police spokesman Brandon Sheffert said at a news conference. "Obviously we want to figure this out because there's a lot of scared people and people this affected."Police departments in Peoria, Surprise and Glendale were investigating the shootings in their cities, along with the Arizona Department of Public Safety and the FBI.Authorities were combing through at least eight separate shooting scenes, Sheffert said.Four people suffered gunshot wounds, and one of those victims died, he said. That person was found dead in a vehicle along a Peoria freeway.The other victims had a range of injuries such as shrapnel from broken glass or injuries related to a car crash, Sheffert said.Officials at Banner Health said they received nine patients at three of their hospitals. But the extent of the victims' injuries and their conditions were not immediately released.Peoria police got the initial call about a shooting shortly after 11 a.m., and eight more incidents were reported in the following 90 minutes, Sheffert said.Witnesses provided authorities with a description of the getaway vehicle, and the suspect was detained after a traffic stop in Surprise.

One person was killed and 12 others injured in reported drive-by shootings over a 90-minute span Thursday in three cities west of Phoenix, authorities said.

A suspect was in custody, and authorities said a weapon was found in his vehicle. But it remained unclear if the man was responsible for all of the shootings.

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The suspect's name wasn't immediately released. Authorities believe he acted alone, although a motive wasn't immediately known.

"We don't know the nexus, we don't know what the motive was, we don't have an idea of what this person was thinking when he went out and did this," Peoria police spokesman Brandon Sheffert said at a news conference. "Obviously we want to figure this out because there's a lot of scared people and people this affected."

Police departments in Peoria, Surprise and Glendale were investigating the shootings in their cities, along with the Arizona Department of Public Safety and the FBI.

Authorities were combing through at least eight separate shooting scenes, Sheffert said.

Four people suffered gunshot wounds, and one of those victims died, he said. That person was found dead in a vehicle along a Peoria freeway.

The other victims had a range of injuries such as shrapnel from broken glass or injuries related to a car crash, Sheffert said.

Officials at Banner Health said they received nine patients at three of their hospitals. But the extent of the victims' injuries and their conditions were not immediately released.

Peoria police got the initial call about a shooting shortly after 11 a.m., and eight more incidents were reported in the following 90 minutes, Sheffert said.

Witnesses provided authorities with a description of the getaway vehicle, and the suspect was detained after a traffic stop in Surprise.