Boy dies after being shot in El Mirage neighborhood; suspect on the loose – AZ Family

EL MIRAGE, AZ (AZFamily) — Police are looking for whoever shot and killed a boy and injured another in an El Mirage neighborhood Monday night.
Several 911 calls came in around 8 p.m. reporting shots fired just west of El Mirage Road on Dryfus Drive, which is south of Thunderbird Road.
Investigators said crews found the boy, put him in an ambulance and took him to the hospital, where he later died. The boy has not been publicly identified.
One woman said she was coming home from the store when a boy ran up to her screaming, “Call 911. Someone was shot.” She said she saw the victim lying on the ground.
El Mirage Police said another juvenile boy was shot but is expected to recover.
Police said no arrests have been made, and they interviewed neighbors for descriptions of vehicles involved. Police have not said what led up to the shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the El Mirage Police Department Tip Line at 623-500-3277.
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