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Avery Young

Case from Phoenix, AZ dated Aug 19, 2021

Victim Details

Avery Young

Male

Black / African American

Phoenix

AZ

2021-08-19

19

Avery

Young

07/20/2026

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Avery Young, a 19-year-old Black / African American male from Phoenix, Arizona, was killed in a burst of gunfire on the night of August 19, 2021, in a parking lot near the intersection of 43rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road in west Phoenix. News reports describe a chaotic scene in which a group of young men met up at that location after arranging a business transaction over social media, placing them in a busy commercial area that police later treated as a major crime scene.

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  • AZFamily: 2 men, 1 teen boy killed after overnight shootout in west Phoenix
  • KNXV: PD: 3 dead, 1 hurt in shooting near 43rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road
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