Carlos Valdez, 21, was shot to death on the evening of January 12, 2022, near the intersection of 71st Avenue and Indian School Road in west Phoenix. Police were called to reports of gunfire at about 7:15 p.m.; officers found Valdez seated alone inside a legally parked vehicle along the roadway with multiple apparent gunshot wounds. Fire crews pronounced him dead at the scene and detectives processed the area for hours.

Family accounts described Valdez as a devoted son, brother, partner, and father of two small daughters who had just come home from work and brought food for his family before stepping back into his car to look for a parking spot. Early reports noted no immediate signs at the scene of a confrontation or collision that would explain the shooting, and investigators have not released a motive or suspect description.

Detectives opened the case as a homicide and were seeking tips through Silent Witness and the Phoenix Police Department’s homicide unit. Does anyone in the Phoenix area remember seeing activity around 71st Avenue and Indian School Road that evening or have information that could help resolve this case?