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Phoenix police looking for suspect in fatal shooting

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Posted at 6:10 AM, Jan 24, 2020
and last updated 2020-01-24 08:10:09-05

PHOENIX - Police in Phoenix are searching for a suspect after a man was fatally shot near a north Phoenix community center.

The victim was identified Thursday as 21-year-old Kolby Treshaun Peterson. Police say officers were called to a reported shooting about 10 p.m. Wednesday.

When they arrived, they found Peterson in a park with a gunshot wound. Peterson was rushed to a hospital, where he died. Police say they still don't know what led up to the fatal shooting and they don't have a description of a suspect yet.