On the evening of December 7, 2022, first responders found 18-year-old Alan Roman inside a vehicle near 69th Drive and Fillmore Street in west Phoenix with a gunshot wound. The call initially reported a crash just after 7:30 p.m., but discovering the gunshot shifted the matter to a homicide investigation. Alan Roman was Black/African American; paramedics transported him to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

The Phoenix Police Department’s homicide unit opened an investigation and described the circumstances before the shooting and crash as unclear to the public. Authorities asked the community for help; initial reports said no suspects had been identified or arrested and the investigation was ongoing. If anyone witnessed the shooting near 69th Drive and Fillmore Street that night or has information, contact the Phoenix Police Department or submit an anonymous tip through Silent Witness.