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1 dead in shooting near Tempe Town Lake

(Metro Creative Connection)

Tempe police are investigating a shooting early Friday morning that left a person dead near Tempe Town Lake.

Officers responded at about 1:50 a.m. July 25 after receiving a call about gunshots near Playa del Norte and Rio Salado Parkway. They found a person with a gunshot wound who died at the scene.

Police provided no other information as of 6 a.m. Friday.

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POLICE

1 dead in shooting near Tempe Town Lake

(Metro Creative Connection)

Posted Friday, July 25, 2025 6:00 am

INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA

Tempe police are investigating a shooting early Friday morning that left a person dead near Tempe Town Lake.

Officers responded at about 1:50 a.m. July 25 after receiving a call about gunshots near Playa del Norte and Rio Salado Parkway. They found a person with a gunshot wound who died at the scene.

Police provided no other information as of 6 a.m. Friday.

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