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Teen dead, three others hurt after shooting near 16th and Van Buren streets

A juvenile suspect has been arrested
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PHOENIX — A teen is dead and three others are hurt after a shooting early Saturday morning in central Phoenix.

Phoenix police were originally called to the old Phoenix Memorial Hospital near 7th Avenue and Buckeye Road for a report that four people with gunshot wounds had been dropped off there.

When officers arrived, they found three teens and an adult had been shot.

A teen boy had life-threatening injuries. He later died of those injuries.

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A man, another teen boy, and a teen girl all had non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

Police learned the original shooting scene was near 16th and Van Buren streets.

Officials said Monday that a teenage boy was arrested on Sunday in connection to the shooting. His identity has not been released, but police say he was booked into a juvenile center on multiple aggravated assault and murder charges.

The shooting remains under investigation.