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Teenager dead after shooting near 59th Avenue and Camelback Road

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PHOENIX — A teenager has died after a shooting near 59th Avenue and Camelback Road Sunday night.

Officers were called to the area just before 7:30 p.m. for reports of a shooting.

When police arrived, they found a teenage boy with a gunshot wound.

Officials say he was taken to the hospital in critical condition but died at the hospital. Police identified the victim as a 16-year-old boy.

What led up to the shooting is currently unknown.

Police say that no suspects have been identified or contacted at this time.

Anyone with information is asked to call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO and provide an anonymous tip. Rewards will be paid for information leading to an arrest in this case.

This incident remains under investigation.