21-year-old woman killed after large gunfight outside Phoenix house party, police say
Phoenix police detectives were looking for video evidence of a large gunfight outside of a house party that they said resulted in a 21-year-old woman's death.
Police responded to a call about shots being fired around 2 a.m. March 30 near 35th Avenue and McDowell Road. As officers were arriving, a large group of people were seen driving and running away from a large house party, police said.
Amanda Franco was found on the ground with a gunshot wound and died from her injuries, police said.
Officers searched the area and spoke to several witnesses but made no arrests, although they said they found multiple houses and vehicles struck by gunfire.
A teen male was also shot and taken to the hospital in non-life-threatening condition, but no other injuries were reported, police said.
Police preliminarily believed the shooting stemmed from a fight that occurred at the house party and then spread out to the front of the home. Multiple people fired their weapons, resulting in over 300 shell casings found throughout the area, police claimed.
Phoenix police asked that anyone who captured video footage of the moments before the fight and of the shooting itself to come forward and share it with investigators by accessing their online portal.
Witnesses can also call Phoenix police or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (480-948-6377) to provide an anonymous tip. Call 480-TESTEGO (480-837-8446) for Spanish.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Phoenix house party fight spills out on the streets, 1 woman dead
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