Suspect sought after violent robbery attempt in west Phoenix

Jeremy Yurow, Arizona Republic
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Phoenix Police Department.
Phoenix Police Department.

The Phoenix Police Department said a man was shot at and seriously injured during the early morning Saturday in west Phoenix.

According to authorities, officers responded to a call of a shooting near the 6100 block of West Indianola Avenue at about 6:15 a.m. Officers who arrived at the scene discovered the  man with a gunshot wound.

He was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, police said.

Police said early information indicates a suspect approached the victim and tried to rob him before shooting at him.

Police said the suspect is still being sought.

Reach the reporter Jeremy Yurow at Jyurow@gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Suspect attempts to rob, shoots man in west Phoenix