On the morning of December 25, 2024, at about 5:40 a.m., police found 34-year-old Jesus Rodriguez Beltran at the park-and-ride at 19th Avenue and Montebello Avenue in Phoenix with at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. He was a father to a two-year-old daughter and reportedly was on his way to spend the holiday with his child when the shooting occurred.

The Phoenix Police Department’s homicide unit is investigating. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced, and authorities have offered a reward for tips that lead to an arrest. The family has set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses and support the child.

If anyone has information about what happened that morning, please share it with Phoenix police.