Overview
- Avondale police say a 15-year-old boy was shot in the leg at a pool party and taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
- Officers detained two people who matched suspect descriptions near the Avondale scene, and police reported no ongoing threat to the community.
- Hours earlier, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office reported a house-party shooting in Litchfield Park that sent four juveniles to hospitals with non-life-threatening wounds.
- MCSO and Avondale police have not released the victims’ names because they are minors, and they have not announced any arrests or a motive.
- ABC15 reports there is no known link between the two parties, and both investigations remain active as detectives work through witness accounts and any available video.