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At least nine people shot in incident near 19th Avenue and Indian School Road

One of the injured individuals was a pregnant woman, who has non-life threatening injuries
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Posted at 6:02 AM, Dec 31, 2022
and last updated 2023-01-01 19:32:13-05

PHOENIX — At least nine people are hurt after a shooting at a Phoenix business early Saturday morning.

Phoenix police say the incident occurred near 19th Avenue and Indian School Road.

Officers arrived and found several victims suffering from gunshot wounds.

Currently, Phoenix police say at least nine people were shot in this incident. The injuries of the victims are believed to be serious, but non-life threatening.

In addition to the several victims Phoenix fire transported to the hospital, they learned others had been driven to hospitals before officers arrived on scene.

Of the nine people, police have confirmed to ABC15 one individual shot was a pregnant woman and at least two were teenagers. The injuries to the pregnant woman have not impacted the pregnancy and are non-life threatening.

Six of the nine victims' ages have been released. Of the six, five are adult men — one 19-year-old, one 20-year-old, two 21-year-olds and one 23-year-old — and one is a 20-year-old woman.

It is not clear if the suspects involved in the shooting are among the victims being treated or if they left prior to police getting to the scene.

Police say two people got into an argument that led to the shooting.

Officials say 19th Avenue is closed between Indian School and Camelback roads for the investigation.

Police have not identified any possible suspects.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Phoenix Police Department or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO for Spanish speakers.