On the evening of March 28, 2023, 35-year-old Pedro Manuel Lopez Cañez, a Hispanic male, was found fatally shot on a sidewalk near 43rd Avenue and Thomas Road in west Phoenix. The Phoenix Police Department responded to calls of a shooting just before 10 p.m.; Lopez Cañez suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators described the case as a homicide but released few details about what led to the shooting. Another adult male was also wounded and later returned to the scene to give a statement. Detectives canvassed the area and appealed to the public for tips; Arizona’s Silent Witness program was involved in soliciting information.

No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced, and authorities have not released a motive. If anyone observed activity around 43rd Avenue and Thomas Road that night or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.