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Phoenix man shot during reported robbery, found after early-morning traffic stop
Phoenix officers stopped an erratically driven vehicle near Interstate 17 and Northern Avenue around 4 a.m. Saturday and found the driver had been shot. He told police he was robbed near Indian School Road and 47th Avenue and was trying to reach a hospital.
A Phoenix man suffered life-threatening injuries after being shot during a reported robbery Saturday morning, police said.
Patrol officers pulled over a vehicle driving erratically near Interstate 17 and Northern Avenue at about 4 a.m. When they contacted the driver, they found he had a gunshot wound and was attempting to drive himself to a hospital, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
The man told officers he had been robbed near Indian School Road and 47th Avenue and was shot there. Emergency medical personnel took him to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Phoenix police detectives are investigating. Authorities have not released further information about the reported robbery or identified any suspects.