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GUN SALE

Police charge teen in shooting outside East Valley Bass Pro Shops

A teen has been arrested in connection with a shooting during a gun sale in the parking lot of a Bass Pro Shops in Mesa, police said.

(Metro Creative Connection)

A 16-year-old boy faces felony charges after a private gun sale outside a Bass Pro Shops ended in shots being fired, Mesa police said Saturday.

The shooting occurred just before 1:30 p.m. Sept. 24 in the parking lot of the store at Dobson Road and Loop 202 where police said a firearms transaction was taking place.

A woman was taken to a hospital with an apparent gunshot wound, police said.

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