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Man Killed in West Phoenix Hit-and-Run as Police Seek Gray Jeep Cherokee

Detectives are searching for the SUV seen leaving the scene near 43rd Avenue at McDowell Road.

Overview

  • Officers were called around 5:45 a.m. Friday to 43rd Avenue just north of McDowell Road, where a pedestrian was struck.
  • Phoenix Fire crews pronounced the victim, a man, dead after responders found him with critical injuries.
  • Witnesses reported a gray Jeep Cherokee hit the pedestrian, and a woman in her 40s briefly got out before driving away.
  • Police closed 43rd Avenue in both directions from McDowell to Granada Road during the investigation.
  • Investigators ask for tips to Silent Witness at 480-948-6377 or 480-837-8446, with a $2,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.