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Teen dies after showing up at hospital with gunshot wound, Garland police say

Garland police are investigating the death of 17-year-old Christopher Cardoza as a murder.
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A 17-year-old who went to a Dallas hospital with a gunshot wound has died, Garland police said. 

Garland officers responded to a call about a wounded teenager around 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. By the time officers arrived, Christopher Cardoza had already died, officials said. 

Investigators believe Cardoza was shot during a meeting at a parking lot in the 3600 block of South 1st Street near Lon L. Wynne Park in Garland. 

Cardoza was taken to the hospital "by a witness," Garland police said. 

Garland police are investigating his death as a murder. 

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