A birthday party in Phoenix ended in a deadly shooting that left 22-year-old Luis Angel Carranza dead. On August 4, 2024, at about 2:45 a.m., police responded to a residence near 91st Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road after reports of a shooting and found Carranza with at least one gunshot wound. Phoenix Fire Department personnel responded but Carranza was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives say the shooting occurred during the birthday celebration after an altercation between Carranza and another individual escalated. A 16-year-old male was detained at the party and subsequently booked into the Juvenile Detention Center on a homicide charge. The investigation into what led to the altercation and shooting is ongoing.

If anyone attended that party or has information about the events on the night of August 4, please come forward with what was seen or heard.