PHOENIX — Police are investigating a deadly early morning shooting in Phoenix, according to authorities.

The Phoenix Police Department said the shooting happened Saturday at around 2 a.m. near 19th and Northern avenues.

Officers arrived and found a man who had been shot. The man died at the scene, police said.

The man's name has not been released.

Police said the area around where the investigation is being conducted will be closed off for several hours.

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