Audrey Dibeli Valverde-Ramirez, 26, was found with a serious gunshot wound on the evening of Sunday, December 5, 2021, near 51st Avenue and McDowell Road in west Phoenix. Officers discovered her in critical condition and she was taken to a nearby hospital, where she died shortly after arrival; the cause of death was listed as a gunshot wound.

The Phoenix Police Department opened a homicide investigation and described it as ongoing. At the time, investigators had not released details about a suspect or a motive, and no arrests had been announced as of late 2021.

If anyone was in the area of 51st Avenue and McDowell Road on the evening of December 5, 2021, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.