Overview
- Officers responded to shots fired at Desert Sky Mall just before 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday and found a 17-year-old with life-threatening gunshot wounds who later died and a 16-year-old who was hospitalized and is recovering.
- Video and on-scene reporting show a heavy police response with more than a dozen squad cars, shops locked down, and the mall evacuated as officers cleared the area and detained multiple people for questioning.
- Police say none of those detained are believed to be the shooter and they have not released suspect information as the investigation and search continue.
- Authorities asked anyone with information to call Silent Witness, noting tipsters can remain anonymous and that information leading to an arrest may qualify for a cash reward.
- The shooting comes as the Valley marks other local flashpoints this week including a one-year remembrance for Officer Gabriel Facio, renewed debate over Mesa’s long-closed Crismon Road, a Scottsdale teen’s national award, and an early-June heat spell affecting public safety.