On the evening of Friday, February 17, 2023, gunfire erupted at a park near 51st and Campbell Avenues in Phoenix. Officers arriving about 9:15 p.m. found 28-year-old Gilberto Perez Rodriguez, a Hispanic male, with a critical gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital but died the next morning, February 18, 2023.

A teenage male also sought treatment at a nearby hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound that investigators linked to the same incident. Authorities have not released a motive or described what led up to the shooting, and no suspects have been publicly identified or taken into custody as the investigation continues.

Anyone with information about the events that night is asked to contact the Phoenix Police Department or the Silent Witness program with tips.