On May 14, 2022, 28-year-old Paul Tellez Jr. was shot near 40th Street and Southern Avenue in south Phoenix after a verbal argument with another male escalated into violence. Phoenix police arrived just before 3 a.m. to find Tellez suffering from a gunshot wound; he was taken to a nearby hospital and later died of his injuries.

Investigators say the shooter fled the scene and has not been publicly identified. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Phoenix Police Department or submit anonymous tips to Silent Witness. The loss has been deeply felt by family and friends, who held funeral services in early June 2022.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share it with investigators.