A man is in the hospital after police found him on a neighborhood street in Laveen early Saturday morning.
According to the Phoenix Police Department, calls of shots fired were made to officials by community members before 3 a.m. near 31st Avenue and Freemont Road.
Upon arrival, police found a 46-year-old man who had multiple gunshot wounds to different parts of his body. He was found in the middle of a street by someone who lives in the neighborhood; the man was sent to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Shooting in Laveen neighborhood. Man in 40s rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. @abc15 pic.twitter.com/7x6IWNw7bv
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Police don't have information as to who the suspect(s) is, and they're investigating how the shooting happened.
"We don't know how many involved we only have one subject here who was our victim and at this point we're reaching out to the community because we don't have a lot of information as far as follow up on finding suspects who shot this gentleman," Phoenix Police Lieutenant Wayne Dillon said.
PHX PD on a shooting in Laveen. Man found shot in street-Stray bullets strike homes including one w/children #abc15 pic.twitter.com/6nT6IvpKWv
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Police did say that during the shooting, at least one round went through the walls of a house where a family with children live, but they're all okay.
ABC15 spoke with a woman who lives in the home and she said a bullet pierced several parts of her home and landed on her pillow between her and her 2-year-old son.
"We canvassed all the houses to make sure we didn't have other bullets that were stray from this shooting that may've struck another residence," Dillon said.
Neighbors reported gunfire. Nearby residence with family inside found with rounds through the home's exterior @abc15 pic.twitter.com/eh4owT620M
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Police say it does not appear the victim lives in the neighborhood.
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