On August 6, 2023, 29-year-old Alyssa Leonard was shot and killed in a Phoenix apartment complex parking lot near 32nd and Vogel avenues after a confrontation that police say began with a road rage incident. Leonard and her fiancé were followed by a red passenger car that had been tailgating them; after both vehicles parked and the couple exited, words were exchanged and the suspect opened fire. Both victims were taken to a hospital; Leonard died and her fiancé was treated and reported in stable condition.

Phoenix police identified 21-year-old Kwame Wilson as the primary suspect. The surviving victim identified Wilson in a photo lineup, and Wilson was taken into custody on August 9, 2023 on a charge of second-degree murder. Investigators located surveillance footage of a red car following the victims after a traffic incident in which that car allegedly ran a stop sign at high speed. Deleted text messages recovered from Wilson’s phone reportedly include messages questioning what he should do, calling the others the aggressors, and acknowledging that someone likely died. Wilson was on release for a separate armed robbery case at the time.

Leonard was a mother to a 10-year-old daughter and was remembered by family as a loving person whose life was taken too soon. Does anyone have information about the events near 32nd and Vogel avenues on August 6 that could help investigators or the victim’s family?