Samuel Farias, 17, was fatally shot on November 29, 2023, at a mobile home park near 43rd Avenue and Roosevelt Street in Phoenix. The shooting occurred shortly after 3:30 p.m.; police found three male teenagers with gunshot wounds. Samuel was pronounced dead at the scene. Two others — his cousin Jacob and another teenage friend — were taken to a local hospital with injuries described as not life-threatening.

Samuel was a student at North Canyon High School. Family members recall he had plans for the future and that his parents and younger sister, age 9, are left to mourn. Phoenix police took a teenage boy into custody and booked him into juvenile corrections on several charges, including one count of murder; his name has been withheld because he is a minor. The department says it is not seeking other suspects and the investigation into motive and circumstances is ongoing.

If anyone in the area near 43rd Avenue and Roosevelt that afternoon saw or heard anything relevant, please share information with investigators.