{"id":489924,"date":"2026-01-03T17:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/489924\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T17:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:42:20","slug":"teen-seriously-hurt-after-shooting-near-first-friday-in-downtown-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/489924\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen seriously hurt after shooting near First Friday in downtown Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><b>PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 Gunfire erupted not far from First Friday celebrations, leaving a teen boy seriously hurt in downtown Phoenix. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">According to Phoenix police, officers were in the area of <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/MwsvpMbJgvQKxcgr6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/MwsvpMbJgvQKxcgr6\">7th and Garfield streets<\/a> when they heard gunfire around 10:20 p.m. Once police arrived, they found a teen boy had been shot at least once.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The teen was rushed to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. No information about possible suspect has been released at this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Arizona\u2019s Family news crews witnessed police taping off the area of 7th and Roosevelt streets, near a Cheba Hut restaurant and a tire and auto shop. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Officers were in the area of 7th and Garfield streets when they heard gunfire around 10:20 p.m.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NDDDUZM5YREYLNX3HPGSO4ZWIU.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"509\" \/>Officers were in the area of 7th and Garfield streets when they heard gunfire around 10:20 p.m.(Arizona&#8217;s Family)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Investigators are still working to piece together what led up to the gunfire. The area remains shut down as the investigation continues. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">First Friday is a popular celebration filled with street vendors, live music, entertainment and food that occurs monthly. It is primarily located along Roosevelt Row, less than a mile from where the shooting occurred. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/community\/user-content\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">it to us here<\/a> with a brief description.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 KTVK\/KPHO. 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