A domestic dispute in north Phoenix ended with the death of 26-year-old Alex Aguilar on the evening of October 8, 2021. Officers responded near 29th Street and Bell Road about 6:30 p.m. and found Aguilar with a gunshot wound; he was later pronounced dead. The Phoenix Police Department investigated the shooting as a homicide.

The case was forwarded to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for prosecutorial review to determine whether charges would be filed against Aguilar’s 28-year-old girlfriend, who was alleged to have fired the shot. No public details about an arrest or the outcome of that review were provided.

If anyone witnessed the incident near 29th Street and Bell Road that evening or has information about what led to the shooting, please come forward.