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PHOENIX - Phoenix police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash after finding the vehicle involved, abandoned nearby.

What we know:

Around 9:42 p.m. on Nov. 9, officers responded to the area of 35th Avenue and Roosevelt Street regarding a pedestrian involved in a collision.

The pedestrian, identified as 45-year-old Mark Knapp, was found at the scene in critical condition. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died.

Dig deeper:

Detectives said Knapp had been walking eastbound in the crosswalk, against the light, when he was struck by a vehicle.

The vehicle, which was traveling northbound on 35th Ave., did not remain on the scene after striking the victim. Police later found the vehicle unoccupied, just north of where the collision occurred.

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