On April 8, 2024, a midday argument in Phoenix ended in gunfire and the death of 39-year-old Prince Levelt Lackey. Officers who responded to a shooting call near Mountain View Road and 18th Avenue found Lackey with at least one gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene around 11:45 a.m.

Detectives say the shooting followed a dispute between Lackey and another man, identified as 29-year-old Pedro Vazquez. Authorities located Vazquez after the incident, took him into custody, and report that he made admissions to detectives during an interview. Vazquez was booked on a murder charge and the investigation is ongoing.

If anyone witnessed the argument or the shooting, or has information about what led to the confrontation, please come forward to investigators.