Viorel Botos, 38, was shot and killed in Phoenix in the early morning hours of April 28, 2023. Phoenix police were called shortly before 5:00 a.m. to the area near 2700 East Marconi Avenue, where they found Botos suffering from a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators identified 49-year-old Ruben Silva as a suspect; Silva had left the location before officers arrived. Phoenix homicide detectives led the investigation and sought tips from the public. Authorities located and arrested Ruben Silva on May 22, 2023, and he was booked on multiple charges, including murder, in connection with Botos’s death.

If anyone has information about what happened near East Marconi Avenue that morning, please share it with Phoenix police.