A routine afternoon in a Phoenix strip mall ended in gunfire on January 2, 2026. Police were called about 1:30 p.m. to the area near 19th Avenue and Bell Road after reports of a shooting; officers found two men with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to hospitals. One victim, 25-year-old Manuel Fonseca, died of his injuries; the other victim remains in serious but stable condition and has not been publicly named.

Phoenix Police Homicide Detectives opened an investigation at the scene, which was cordoned off and marked with multiple evidence markers. Authorities appealed to the public for information and asked witnesses to contact Silent Witness.

Are there witnesses who were in the strip mall that afternoon or anyone with video that could help investigators?