Man killed in shooting near Sky Harbor airport in Phoenix identified as 27-year-old Anthony Jamal Ross

A man killed in a Wednesday morning shooting near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was identified by his mother as 27-year-old Anthony Jamal Ross.

Officers received reports of gunshots and responded to an area near 24th and Jackson streets just after 9 a.m., Phoenix police spokeswoman Sgt. Maggie Cox said.

They found a man with a gunshot wound who Phoenix Fire Department personnel pronounced dead at the location, Cox said.

Police did not release the man's name, though 50-year-old Sabrina Ross of Detroit later confirmed to The Arizona Republic that her son was the one killed in the shooting. 

Officers were working to identify a motive and suspect description as of late morning Wednesday.

Anyone with information can call the Phoenix Police Department or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (480-948-6377) or 480-TESTIGO (480-837-8446) for Spanish.

Reach the reporter at bfrank@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-8529.  Follow her on Twitter @brieannafrank. 

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