On the morning of December 19, 2024, 47-year-old Phoenix resident Joseph Gaona was shot near 32nd Street and Paradise Lane at about 2:22 a.m. He was taken to a hospital but died of his wound. Responding officers found that the shooter or shooters had already fled the scene.

Investigators focused on a suspect vehicle after reviewing witness accounts and area surveillance; a red Jeep Wrangler was identified in connection with the shooting. That lead produced a person of interest, 35-year-old Michael Miller, who was located and arrested on December 23, 2024. He was initially detained as a prohibited possessor of a firearm and later re-booked on a charge of first-degree murder. Authorities say a .380 caliber projectile was used and a semiautomatic handgun was recovered in Miller’s vehicle; police regard him as the sole suspect. Motive and any relationship between Gaona and Miller have not been released.

Did anyone in the Phoenix area see a red Jeep Wrangler near 32nd Street and Paradise Lane around that time or have other information about this shooting?