Robert Xavier Cardona was 19 when he was shot and killed in Phoenix in the early hours of July 16, 2022. Phoenix police responded to reports of shots fired near 40th Avenue and Roosevelt Road around 1:15 a.m. and found Cardona in a nearby field with an apparent gunshot wound. Emergency responders could not save him and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Phoenix Police Department opened a homicide investigation. At the time of the initial reports, the shooter or shooters were at large and authorities asked the public to come forward with any information, including tips to Silent Witness. No public announcement of an arrest or identified suspect has been made.

If anyone was in the area that night or has information about Robert Cardona’s death, please contact the Phoenix Police Department or Silent Witness.