Woman dies after drive-by shooting in south Phoenix: police

A drive-by shooting on Sunday in a south Phoenix neighborhood left a woman dead.

The shooting happened just after 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 2 near 22nd Street and Roeser Road.

What we know:

The Phoenix Police Department says officers responded to reports of shots fired in the area. Once at the scene, officers found 72-year-old Joanne Smith with at least one gunshot wound.

Smith was taken to a hospital where she later died.

What they're saying:

Investigators believe Smith was outside when the shooting occurred.

"Preliminary information suggests that Smith was outside of a home in the area, when suspect(s) in a vehicle driving by the home fired in the direction of the victim striking her," Sgt. Rob Scherer said.

What you can do:

If you have any information, you're asked to call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS, or 480-TESTIGO for Spanish.

Map of where the shooting happened

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