A 16-year-old boy was found dead inside a vehicle on Loop 101 near Scottsdale, according to Detective Robert Katz, a spokesperson for the Mesa Police Department.
At about 1:40 a.m. Oct. 16, officers with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s police department responded to a shooting report on northbound Loop 101 near Chaparral Road and found the boy, Katz said in a statement.
The boy was found dead with a suspected gunshot wound, Katz said. Mesa police were investigating his death.
Katz did not name the boy or Mesa police’s role. He did not include information about suspects.
Anyone with information about the boy’s death or the reported shooting can submit an anonymous tip to Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (480-948-6377) or 480-TESTIGO
(480-837-8446) for Spanish speakers.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Teen found dead on Loop 101 with suspected gunshot wound, police say
