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A gathering at the Premiere at Dana Park apartments in Mesa, Arizona, ended in a fatal shooting just before 10 p.m. on May 21. Sixteen-year-old Azriel Lloyd was shot and later died at a nearby hospital; an adult male was also wounded and expected to survive. Police found both victims after responding to reports of a shooting at 1439 S. Val Vista Drive.

Investigators say Lloyd had been hosting a party and that he and the other injured man had planned to meet someone with the intent to rob them. That meeting apparently escalated into the shooting. A witness who rendered aid said the shooter wore a ski mask and fled in a red sedan.

Mesa police followed leads across the Phoenix area, executed multiple search warrants and recovered several firearms as forensic work proceeded. Six months after the shooting, three men — Bre’on Ballard, 18, Nikko Cartier, 18, and Jameeier White, 19 — were arrested and booked on first-degree murder charges; all are being held on $2 million bond.

Did anyone attend that party or live near the complex who can share details about who was there or what happened that night?