Edgar Ernesto Peralta, 31, was killed during a party in South Phoenix in the early morning hours of Sunday, May 14, 2023. The shooting happened at about 3:00 a.m. at a residence on the 1500 block of East Ardmore Road, where a dispute between attendees of that party and people at a neighboring gathering escalated and spilled from one property to the other.

According to investigators, an unidentified person produced a firearm and opened fire. Peralta was struck and pronounced dead at the scene. An adult female also suffered gunshot wounds and was taken to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

If anyone was at the party or witnessed activity on East Ardmore Road that morning, please come forward with what was seen or heard.