PHOENIX — A 17-year-old girl is dead after a shooting at an apartment in Avondale on Saturday morning, authorities said.

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According to the Avondale Police Department, officers were dispatched to an apartment near Rancho Santa Fe Boulevard and McDowell Road for reports of a shooting around 6:27 a.m.

Police who responded to the scene reportedly found 17-year-old Rhiana Kemplin suffering from a gunshot wound.

Police said Kemplin was taken to a nearby hospital where

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