In the early morning hours of July 6, 2026, gunfire in a Phoenix neighborhood near 15th Street and Colter left 58-year-old Donald Mucheck dead. Officers arrived at about 12:40 a.m. and found Mucheck with a single gunshot wound to his torso; he was taken to a nearby hospital by Phoenix Fire Department paramedics and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Homicide detectives from the Violent Crimes Bureau took over the scene, which was canvassed as investigators searched for witnesses and evidence. The Phoenix Police Department is asking anyone who saw or heard anything unusual that night to contact them at 262-6151 or submit an anonymous tip to Silent Witness at W-I-T-N-E-S-S.

Did anyone in the community see or hear anything near 15th Street and Colter around midnight on July 6 that could help explain what happened to Donald Mucheck?