A dispute over a parking spot escalated into a fatal shooting that killed 26-year-old Edith Rivas in Phoenix on the evening of December 14, 2023. Officers responded to reports of a shooting near 13th Avenue and Mohave Street around 9 p.m. and found Rivas with a gunshot wound; she was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died.

Police say 34-year-old Gary Parchinog became upset after Rivas parked in a way that blocked his vehicle. An argument followed, during which Parchinog allegedly shot Rivas in the shoulder and a second handgun reportedly jammed. Rivas and a friend called for help, but Parchinog fled, then returned, kicked in the apartment door and shot Rivas in the chest before leaving the scene. Detectives located and arrested Parchinog shortly afterward; he was booked on charges connected to Rivas’s murder.

If anyone saw the confrontation at the apartment complex or has information about what happened that night, please share what is known.