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16-year-old found fatally shot in vehicle on Loop 101 near Chaparral Road
A 16-year-old boy was found dead in a vehicle on the Loop 101 Pima Freeway early Friday near Chaparral Road. Mesa police are investigating the death as a shooting; the teen has not been publicly identified.
A 16-year-old boy was found dead in a vehicle early Friday on the Loop 101 Pima Freeway near Chaparral Road, authorities said.
Salt River police officers responded at about 1:40 a.m. to reports of a shooting. At the scene, officers found the teen, and initial evidence indicated he had been shot and killed, Mesa police said.
Mesa police are investigating. The boy’s name has not been released, and police have not provided information about a possible suspect. Authorities have not shared additional details.