Earl Harrison Begay was 21 when he was shot on the morning of October 16, 2021, near 19th and Missouri avenues in central Phoenix. Police were called around 9 a.m.; officers found him with a gunshot wound and paramedics took him to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Investigators say the shooting began after an altercation between Earl and another adult man. Witnesses and early police information described the encounter as an argument that escalated into a physical fight, during which the other man drew a firearm and shot Earl. Police detained the man believed to have fired the shots for questioning; authorities did not release his name and said the investigation was ongoing. The case was submitted to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for review, and reports do not provide clear details about any indictment, trial, or conviction.

If anyone witnessed the confrontation near 19th and Missouri avenues or has information about what happened that morning, please come forward.