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Police investigating a deadly shooting near 19th and Dunlap avenues

Phoenix Police Department
Posted at 12:31 PM, Feb 26, 2022
and last updated 2022-02-26 19:50:26-05

PHOENIX — Phoenix Police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened near 19th and Dunlap avenues.

Around 1 a.m., officers responded to a shooting call and found a man with a gunshot wound who was transported to a local hospital.

The man, identified as 52-year-old Wilbur Shannon, was later pronounced dead.

Officers say the incident started as a verbal argument that then resulted in the victim being shot.

The man who shot the victim did not leave the scene and was detained.

The incident is currently under investigation.