Jennifer Jazmin Lopez, 25, was shot and killed in a west Phoenix neighborhood on the evening of November 29, 2023. The shooting occurred around 10:15 p.m. near 79th Avenue and Hilton Avenue. Phoenix police found Lopez with a gunshot wound; she was given medical attention at the scene but was pronounced dead there.

Detectives identified 24-year-old Steven Ray Gault III as the person responsible for the death and he was arrested and booked into the Maricopa County Jail on one count of manslaughter. Authorities have not released a motive or detailed information about what happened before the shooting, and the investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact law enforcement.