A late‑evening shooting at an extended stay motel in Gilbert, Arizona, left 39‑year‑old Jessica Dawn Brewer dead. On August 12, 2025, just before 6 p.m., multiple 911 calls reported gunfire in the parking lot near Country Club Drive and Guadalupe Road. Jessica, her husband Rodney Brewer, and their dog had just pulled into a parking space in their SUV when a man emerged from a nearby room and opened fire on the vehicle. Rodney was not physically injured; Jessica suffered gunshot wounds and was taken to a hospital where she later died. The couple’s dog was struck but survived.

Police identified 56‑year‑old J. John Alderman as the man who fired and say he barricaded himself inside his motel room before surrendering after about thirty minutes of negotiations. A grand jury later indicted Alderman on first‑degree murder, attempted first‑degree murder, and animal cruelty; he has pleaded not guilty and a trial is scheduled for April of the following year. Jessica was born January 27, 1986, and was a mother of three sons.

Did anyone in the Gilbert area see or hear anything that night that could help explain why the shooter targeted that vehicle?