On the evening of January 18, 2023, 18-year-old Aaron Joseph Hernandez was shot and killed inside a car during a meeting in a residential neighborhood east of 83rd Avenue and Indian School Road in Phoenix. Aaron, a Hispanic/Latino male, was in a vehicle with other men when 19-year-old Robert Alexis Hernandez entered the backseat and gunfire erupted inside the car. Aaron was struck and pronounced dead at the scene. Two other men suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds; one was dropped off at a hospital and another survived his injuries.

The suspect, Robert Alexis Hernandez, was also injured by gunfire and left the scene; an unknown person later drove him to a local hospital. Phoenix police identified Robert Alexis Hernandez as the suspect and arrested and booked him on January 24, 2023, including a first-degree murder charge. The investigation into the circumstances of the shooting is ongoing.

If anyone witnessed the meeting that night or has information about what led up to the shooting, please come forward.