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Man shot on Valley Metro train in downtown Phoenix

The suspect, identified Sunday as 25-year-old Fahim Matar, is reportedly in custody
phoenix police
Posted at 2:21 PM, Oct 22, 2022

PHOENIX — A man is in the hospital and another is in custody after a shooting on a Valley Metro train Saturday morning in downtown Phoenix.

Phoenix police say they responded to the train near Central Avenue and Van Buren Street for a report of shots fired.

When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot. He was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The suspect, identified Sunday as 25-year-old Fahim Matar, was located nearby and taken into custody.

No other injuries were reported and the shooting is under investigation.