Phoenix Drive-By Shooting Leaves Girl, 16, Dead

The alleged gunman is in custody.

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A teenager was killed during a drive-by shooting in Phoenix on Friday night, authorities say. 

According to the Associated Press, Niani Allen, 16, was killed when Jason Lindsey, Jr., 18, opened fire into a vehicle in which she was a passenger. ABC15 in Arizona adds that she was later pronounced dead at Phoenix Children's Hospital

The Associated Press reports that Allen and Lindsey were part of two groups involved in a confrontation at a high school basketball game earlier that evening.

Chris Hegstrom, spokesman for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, told ABC15 that Lindsey was arrested yesterday and charged with first-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. 

[via Associated Press and ABC15]

 

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