A spring 2023 front-yard gathering near 48th Avenue and Almeria Road in Phoenix ended in gunfire that killed 26-year-old Felix Espino-Garcia. On the evening of May 25, a dark-colored four-door sedan drove past the home and occupants reported shots being fired from the vehicle. Officers arrived about 9:00 p.m. and found three people struck by gunfire; Espino-Garcia suffered life-threatening wounds and was taken to a hospital where he later died.

Two women were also hit and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The occupants of the sedan who fired the shots were not identified and no arrests had been announced in the immediate aftermath. Investigators are asking anyone with information about the shooting or the vehicle to come forward.