On September 25, 2023, 19-year-old Mia Padilla was shot in Phoenix and later died of her injuries. Around 2:15 a.m., officers near Central and Southern Avenues heard multiple gunshots and saw a vehicle speeding away. A pursuit ended in a crash near 2nd Avenue and Broadway Road, where the car had struck a stack of wood pallets.

Officers found Mia in the back seat with multiple gunshot wounds to her lower extremities; a male passenger, Ricardo Mendoza Sanchez, had a gunshot wound to the leg. The driver, identified as 23-year-old Omar Rivas, ran but was taken into custody. Detectives tied the vehicle to a residential burglary and an earlier exchange of gunfire reported at 7th Street and Carter Road. Rivas and Sanchez were arrested and booked on multiple felony counts, including first-degree murder; the homeowner who reported the burglary was questioned and released.

Does anyone have information about Mia, the crash, or the events near 7th Street and Carter Road that could help investigators?