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Where they agree
- A house party near Citrus/Indian School and Loop 303 in Goodyear ended in gunfire early Saturday morning.
- One man died from his injuries and a second person suffered only minor injuries.
- The shooting happened as partygoers, described as juveniles and young adults, were leaving the party.
- Goodyear police are investigating the shooting as a homicide.
Where they differ
- ABC15 Arizona names the victim, 19-year-old Jaguar Williams, while 12 News Phoenix does not identify him.
- ABC15 provides more procedural detail, including the roughly 2 a.m. call time and the road closure on Indian School Road west of Loop 303.
- ABC15 notes the second victim drove himself to the hospital with a graze wound, a detail 12 News omits.
A 19-year-old man was shot and killed early Saturday morning as a house party was breaking up near Loop 303 and Indian School Road in Goodyear, Arizona. Goodyear police identified the victim as Jaguar Williams, who was found with life-threatening injuries and died after being taken to a hospital. A second man, an adult, suffered a minor graze wound and drove himself to a hospital, where he was treated and released.
What happened at the scene?
Police say officers responded to the area near Citrus and Indian School roads just before 2 a.m. Saturday after reports of multiple gunshots. According to investigators, the gunfire broke out as a mix of juveniles and young adults were leaving a house party. Williams was found near Indian School Road and Loop 303 and was rushed to a hospital, where he later died. The second victim, described as an adult man, had only a minor injury and was released after treatment.
Is anyone in custody?
Neither source reports an arrest or a named suspect. Goodyear police have classified the shooting as a homicide and say detectives are actively investigating. No motive or description of a shooter has been released in the available reporting.
How has the area been affected?
Police shut down Indian School Road in both directions west of Loop 303 while investigators worked the scene, and they asked drivers to seek alternate routes. It’s not stated in the source material how long the closure lasted or whether it has since reopened.
Why this case is drawing attention
Shootings tied to house parties involving teens and young adults raise recurring concerns for police and families about crowd safety and access to firearms at informal gatherings. Details remain limited: neither report specifies how many people attended the party, what led to the gunfire, or whether the two victims and any shooter knew each other. As the investigation continues, police have not indicated whether further arrests or details are expected soon.
Sources
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