Published Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 | 3:09 p.m.
Updated Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 | 4:56 p.m.
A teen boy was expected to survive after he was shot this afternoon near an east valley library, according to Metro Police.
Late this afternoon, police continued to search for a suspected teenage gunman, Officer Larry Hadfield said. Further details on a possible motive were not immediately available.
The boy was shot about 1:50 p.m. near Sunrise Library, in the area of Apache Lane and Harris Avenue, Hadfield said. He was taken to University Medical Center with nonlife-threatening injuries, Hadfield said.
A school was locked down as the investigation continued, Hadfield said. Eldorado High and Stanford Elementary schools are in the area.
