Raul Chavez, 41, known to family as Chito, was shot and killed in Phoenix on June 17, 2023. Security footage shows Chavez’s car near a truck at a parking lot by 35th Avenue and McDowell Road shortly before 4:00 a.m., where a brief, tense interaction with people by the truck ended with muzzle flashes. After the shooting, Chavez’s vehicle rolled in reverse; the suspects are seen piling into the truck and fleeing. Officers later found Chavez inside a vehicle that had crashed into a nearby building; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators believe the fatal shooting began with the earlier dispute in the lot. Witnesses in the area and Chavez’s family described shock and grief; a vigil was planned. Authorities describe the suspects as three Hispanic males and are asking the public for information. If anyone has information about the incident or the men seen fleeing that morning, please share what is known with investigators.