Phoenix Police Search For 'The Serial Street Shooter'

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Published July 15, 2016 at 1:40 PM EDT

Margarito Castro, father of Manuel "Manny" Castro Garcia, 19, visits his son's grave at a cemetery Thursday, July 14, 2016, in Phoenix. The teen was killed in June, and is one of a growing number of victims associated with a serial killer according to police. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)

Police in Phoenix are on the hunt for the person they’re calling “The Serial Street Shooter.” He or she has shot nine people, killing seven, in eight separate incidents since St. Patrick’s Day.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Matt Casey of KJZZ in Phoenix.

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Matt Casey, reporter for KJZZ in Phoenix. He tweets @MatthewCasey3.

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