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A 5-year-old was killed and two other minors injured in a Friday night drive-by shooting in Tempe, Arizona, police said.
Officers with the Tempe Police Department responded to a shooting in the area of West Broadway Road and South 52nd Street at around 11:45 p.m.
Officers found that a suspect vehicle opened fire on a car containing one adult and six minors that was traveling eastbound on Broadway Road from 48th Street, according to police. The suspect vehicle “immediately fled the scene.”
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Three injured minors from the victim vehicle were taken to a local hospital where the 5-year-old was pronounced dead.
No suspects are in custody and a motive is not known at this time.
“This is an ongoing investigation and there is nothing further to add at this time,” police said in a statement.
