Eric Gutierrez, 32, was shot dead in Phoenix on the afternoon of October 19, 2025. Police responded to reports of gunfire near 23rd Avenue and Buckeye Road, just west of Interstate 17, shortly after 3:30 p.m. and found Gutierrez with a fatal gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Initial accounts say the shooter or shooters fled before officers arrived. In the days after the killing three men were arrested and booked in connection with the homicide: 29-year-old Carlos Perez-Rodas, 33-year-old Nelvin Romero-Alonzo, and 20-year-old Kevin Juarez-Rivas. Authorities had not released a suspected motive as they continued to investigate the circumstances of the shooting.

If anyone witnessed the incident near 23rd Avenue and Buckeye Road that afternoon or has information about what happened, please share what you know with Phoenix police.