In the early morning hours of September 18, 2022, gunfire in Phoenix claimed two lives on the 2600 block of North 53rd Avenue. Responding to a call around 4 a.m., police found 19-year-old Madali Acosta Robles and 21-year-old Francisco Martinez Velasquez, both suffering fatal gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene. Their deaths were two of four homicides in separate shootings across the city that night.

The Phoenix Police Department opened a homicide investigation into the killings. The investigation remains active and police have asked anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone knew Madali, where she spent her time that night, or has tips about the shooting on North 53rd Avenue, please share what you know.