Teana Yameka Pruitt, 42, was shot and killed in Phoenix on the night of September 27, 2022. Police were called to 27th Avenue and Missouri Avenue at about 11:00 p.m.; officers found Pruitt with a gunshot wound and she later died at a nearby hospital. Investigators say an argument occurred shortly before the shooting and focused their work on the area in front of a home at the corner of the intersection, where numerous evidence markers were placed.

Phoenix police began a homicide investigation and said they were searching for a suspect but did not release a detailed description, nor did they publicly name any individuals of interest or announce arrests. The department asked the public for information as detectives tried to determine who was responsible.

If anyone was in that neighborhood that night or saw activity near 27th Avenue and Missouri Avenue, please share what was seen with investigators.