GUADALUPE, AZ — The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a teen was killed in a shooting near a Guadalupe school late Sunday night.
MCSO officials say they were called to the shooting near Calle Magdalena and Avenida del Yaqui for a reported shooting.
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When deputies arrived, they found a 17-year-old boy had been shot.
He was taken to the hospital with injuries that are considered life-threatening. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
The teenage victim has not yet been identified.
On Wednesday, MCSO confirmed to ABC15 that 18-year-old Albert Martinez was arrested in connection to the shooting. Charges were submitted for one count of second-degree murder.
The location of the shooting is across the street from Frank Elementary School in Guadalupe.
School officials tell ABC15 they have communicated to Frank Elementary families that there is no threat to the school and students will go through their normal drop off and school day schedule.
MCSO is asking for the public's assistance in acquiring information on a shooting in the town of Guadalupe.
— Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (@mcsoaz) August 5, 2024
On August 4, 2024 at approximately 11:30 PM, District I deputies responded to the intersection of Calle Batoua & Calle Magdalena in the Town of Guadalupe for a person
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The shooting remains under investigation.
