A prearranged meeting in Phoenix turned deadly on August 20, 2021, when gunfire erupted near 43rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road. Sixteen-year-old Salvador Gomez Medina was among three young men killed after what police say began as a planned business transaction that devolved into a shootout. The other deceased teens were 19-year-old Victor Manuel Cruz and 19-year-old Avery Young; a fourth teenager was shot and expected to survive.

Officers arriving at the scene found one adult and two teenagers with gunshot wounds; the adult and one teen were pronounced dead at the hospital. Two other men went to the hospital from the scene; one was uninjured and taken into custody as the suspected shooter, while the other died after arriving. Authorities reported they believed everyone involved had been located. The nature of the business transaction that led to the violence remains unclear.

If anyone has information about the meeting or events that led to this shootout, please share what is known with Phoenix police.