Darea Tavon Owens, a 20-year-old man, was killed in Phoenix on the evening of January 22, 2022. Police responded shortly after 9:00 p.m. to reports of a shooting in a parking lot near 17th Street and Adams Street and found Owens had been shot; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers say Owens was among a large gathering in the parking lot when an exchange of gunfire erupted within the group and he was struck during that chaos. The Phoenix Police Department opened a homicide investigation and asked witnesses to come forward, including offering Silent Witness as an anonymous tip option.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about who was involved, please contact the Phoenix Police Department or submit an anonymous tip to Silent Witness.