Joseph David Aguilar, 49, was shot and killed in Tempe, Arizona, in the early hours of Monday, May 20, 2024. Aguilar was riding a bicycle near Scottsdale and McKellips roads just after midnight when he encountered 22-year-old Austin James-Raul Daleo and a female companion who were walking home from a nearby sports bar. According to the companion, Aguilar dismounted his bicycle and verbally accosted her; she said Aguilar was unarmed and she did not feel threatened. An argument then reportedly broke out between Aguilar and Daleo, and Daleo is alleged to have produced a firearm and shot Aguilar multiple times. Emergency responders provided lifesaving efforts, but Aguilar died at the scene.

Tempe Police identified and arrested Austin James-Raul Daleo; he faces charges of second-degree murder and reckless discharge of a firearm within city limits. The investigation into the circumstances of the shooting is ongoing as the legal process moves forward. If anyone witnessed the confrontation near Scottsdale and McKellips just after midnight on May 20 or has information about what led up to the shooting, please come forward.