Police looking for robber who shot man in north Phoenix

An unidentified man remains at large after he robbed and shot a man late Friday in Phoenix, police said.

Police were dispatched about 10 p.m. Friday to reports of shots fired in the area of 4700 North 17th Avenue in Phoenix, near the the intersection of West Highland Avenue, Detective Marianne Ramirez said Saturday.

Witnesses told officers at the scene they saw a man confront another man.

"The victim was robbed and then shot by the suspect," Ramirez said.

He was treated and transported to an area hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The shooter fled the area and remains at large. Police did not immediately have a description.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Phoenix Police Department or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.

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