A 34-year-old man died at the scene of a shooting Friday night near a business in the area of 39th and Gand avenues, Phoenix police said.
The shooting occurred about 9:30 p.m. Oct. 2, and police found the victim, who has not been identified, with multiple gunshot wounds. Phoenix Fire Department personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.
Initial information gathered by detectives indicates a “verbal confrontation” occurred between the victim and suspect who fled the scene, according to a Phoenix Police Department release.