A dispute that began in a parking lot outside an Albertsons at Scottsdale Road and Thomas escalated into a deadly shootout inside the store on the evening of August 6, 2024. Robert Carlos Padilla, 35, a husband and father of four, had gone to buy soda for his mother-in-law. His wife said the confrontation may have started with road rage. The initial altercation involved Padilla and two other men and continued into the store, where Padilla and another man exchanged gunfire.

Police found one person wounded inside the store and another outside near a veterinary clinic. Both Padilla and the other shooter were taken to a nearby hospital; Padilla later died and the other man was reported in critical condition. Scottsdale Police have been interviewing witnesses and reviewing security footage but had not identified the other man or made any arrests.

If anyone was in or near the Albertsons that evening and saw the confrontation or has footage, can you share what you know?