On the evening of December 16, 2025, gunfire was reported near 6900 West Indian School Road in the Maryvale area of Phoenix. Officers arriving at about 7:03 p.m. found two people with gunshot wounds: a woman and 20-year-old Jacob Higadera. Both were taken to a local hospital; the woman survived with serious, life-threatening injuries, while Higadera later died at the medical facility.

Preliminary information suggested the shooting may have been linked to a robbery, but detectives continued to investigate and had not identified any suspects or made arrests. Higadera lived in the area, graduated from La Joya High School in Avondale where he was the only freshman to make the varsity football team, and worked as a manager at a Blue Beacon Truck Wash. He is survived by his mother, stepfather, girlfriend and a large extended family, who planned visitation services in Avondale.

Does anyone who was in the Maryvale area that evening have information that could help investigators?