PHOENIX — Phoenix and Glendale police are investigating multiple separate shootings that occurred in the Valley Tuesday night.
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Glendale police say two gunshot wound victims were found in Glendale late Tuesday night.
One victim showed up to a hospital and a second victim was found near 51st and Maryland avenues.
Glendale police say both victims are tied to a Phoenix police investigation, but further details were not immediately confirmed.
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At around 8 p.m., Phoenix police say three teenagers showed up in the area of 39th and Glendale avenues where they met with an older teen male. Police say the three younger teens attempted to rob the older teen at gunpoint.
During the robbery the victim fired shots from his gun, striking two of the suspect teens. The victim was also shot.
Police say the suspects took off from the scene by the time they arrived and went to Glendale. Police eventually located all three suspect teens. Two of them were taken to a hospital for treatment. They have all since been booked into the Juvenile Corrections Center for armed robbery charges, police say.
The victim was taken to a hospital to get treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
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Officers were called to investigate a different shooting at a Phoenix hotel near Interstate 10 and 7th Street around 8 p.m.
The victim, only identified as a man, suffered critical injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
No suspects were in the area when officers arrived and the investigation is ongoing, police say.
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One man was shot around 10:50 p.m. near 75th Avenue and Indian School Road after an apparent armed robbery incident.
Phoenix police say two men reported an armed robbery during which shots were fired, hitting one of the men.
The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Other responding officers located a vehicle nearby that was believed to have been involved in the incident. After the driver of the car tried to flee, police say all of the occupants in the car were detained. People in a second car were also detained for the investigation, police say.
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Another shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. near 27th Avenue and Indian School Road.
Phoenix police officials say a man was found with at least one gunshot wound and he was taken to a hospital for treatment.
What led up to the shooting remains under investigation and it's unclear whether any suspects have been identified.
