In the pre-dawn hours of Monday, September 18, 2023, multiple gunshots were reported near 6600 N. 37th Avenue in Phoenix. At about 4:00 a.m., 31-year-old Esdras Ramirez III, a Hispanic male, was found lying in the middle of the street with several gunshot wounds. Phoenix Police and Fire Departments provided aid, but Ramirez succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Homicide detectives cordoned off the area and processed the scene, but investigators have not publicly released a motive or identified anyone involved. The case remains an active homicide investigation; no suspects have been named and no arrests have been announced. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the authorities.

If anyone knew Esdras Ramirez III or saw activity near 6600 N. 37th Avenue around 4:00 a.m. on September 18, 2023, please come forward with information.