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Joshua Carter Jr.

Case from Phoenix, AZ dated Oct 21, 2023

Victim Details

Joshua Carter Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Phoenix

AZ

2023-10-21

18

Joshua

Carter Jr.

07/25/2026

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In the early morning hours of October 20, 2023, the life of 18-year-old Joshua Carter Jr. was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in north Phoenix. Responding to a call about a shooting just after 3:00 a.m., Phoenix police officers discovered the young man's body in the roadway in the area of 17800 North 19th Avenue. Phoenix Fire personnel arrived at the scene and pronounced him deceased.

Investigators believe that Carter was walking with another man who shot him and then fled the sc ...
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  • 12news.com: 18-year-old dead after shooting in north Phoenix
  • Man dead after shooting near 19th Avenue and Union Hills Drive in north Phoenix
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