Rashaad OShea Johnson, 29, was shot and killed in the early hours of October 14, 2024, outside an apartment complex near 1300 West Sunland Avenue in Phoenix. The shooting happened about 12:50 a.m.; a 32-year-old woman was also struck and survived with non-life-threatening injuries. Responding medics pronounced Johnson dead at the scene.

Investigators say the confrontation escalated into gunfire and that several nearby residences were damaged. Police arrested 49-year-old Refugio Jimenez after an extensive manhunt; officers found him wearing body armor with a handgun and methamphetamine. Jimenez told detectives he acted in self-defense, a claim investigators say is not supported by the scene, and he was booked into the Maricopa County Jail on multiple felony counts including first-degree murder and aggravated assault with a firearm. The investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about Johnson, the shooting, or the events around 1300 West Sunland Avenue that night, please come forward.