Steven Magana, 23, was shot in the early morning hours of August 21, 2022, near 2600 East South Mountain Avenue in Phoenix. Officers responding to multiple gunshots found him in a nearby alley with severe gunshot wounds; he was taken to a hospital in critical condition and did not survive. Another adult male suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds in the same incident.

Officers later saw a vehicle leaving the area and pursued it briefly, ending in a minor crash near 800 West Broadway Road. Four people inside the vehicle were detained and the crash caused no injuries. Investigators processed both the shooting scene and the collision site but subsequently determined the vehicle’s occupants did not appear to be involved.

The suspect in Magana’s killing remains unknown and the investigation is ongoing. If anyone has information about the shooting or was in the area that morning, please come forward.