Police: Woman in 'extremely critical' condition after being shot in Phoenix

Phoenix police are investigating a shooting near a city recreation center at 19th Avenue and Pima Street that left a 19-year-old woman in extremely critical condition Wednesday.

Police said the woman was shot in a vehicle near the Coffelt-Lamoreaux apartments, which are south of Buckeye Road, at about 5 p.m.

Phoenix police Sgt. Vince Lewis said the "female suffered a critical gunshot wound while inside of a vehicle." The shooting appears to be accidental, but the woman was in "extremely critical" condition, Lewis added.

Additional details were not immediately available.

Julian Gonzalez said he was in the area when he heard a car drive by honking its horn for about 45 seconds, then two men got out screaming for help. He did not witness the shooting, but said a woman who appeared to be in her teens had been shot.

Several other witnesses in the area also said a woman was shot.

Officers have restricted traffic in areas around the location as the investigation continued Wednesday evening.

The Coffelt-Lamoreaux apartments were built in the early 1950s as Arizona's first affordable-housing development for veterans returning from the Korean War. The apartments were renovated recently and still provide affordable housing, reopening earlier this year. It is listed on the National Historic Register.

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