Isaiah Joseph Ezekiel Avila was 18 when he was killed in Flagstaff, Arizona, on the evening of March 12, 2023. Police responded to reports of gunfire near Industrial Drive and Fourth Street and found Avila at a residence with injuries consistent with a gunshot wound. Emergency crews and officers attempted lifesaving measures, but Avila was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Flagstaff Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division identified and arrested an 18-year-old suspect, Omar Tafoya Hernandez. Hernandez was booked into the Coconino County Detention Facility and faces a charge of second-degree homicide as the investigation continues.

If anyone was in the Industrial Drive and Fourth Street area that night or has information about what happened, please come forward to the Flagstaff Police Department.