ARIZONA NEWS
Nov 29, 2025, 12:30 PM | Updated: 12:31 pm
BY DAVID VEENSTRA
KTAR.com editor
PHOENIX — A fight between two motorcyclists led to gunshots and a man getting hit by a car near a Phoenix highway on Friday night.
Phoenix police responded to a crash involving two motorcyclists near 7th Avenue and Interstate 17 just before 11 p.m., authorities said.
While officers were on their way to the site of the crash, they learned the two motorcycle riders had gotten into a fight that led to a shooting.
The motorcyclist who fired the shots was then hit by a vehicle, according to police.
Upon arrival, police found one of the motorcyclists suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and the other motorcyclist suffering from life-threatening injuries.
The Phoenix Fire Department took both motorcyclists, the shooting victim and the man hit by the vehicle, to the hospital in critical condition.
Both of the men later died at the hospital, authorities said.
Police located the driver and the vehicle near the scene and detained the driver for questioning, authorities said. He was subsequently released pending a further investigation.
Detectives have since taken over the investigation, which remains ongoing.
After an initial investigation, authorities believe both motorcyclists were stopped at a traffic light near 7th Avenue and Interstate 17, when one motorcyclist shot the other. 
The driver of the vehicle was nearby and witnessed the motorcyclist shooting before hitting him with his car, authorities said.
No other information was made available.
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