Arthur Serrano Parra, a 47-year-old Hispanic man, was found with a fatal gunshot wound inside a vehicle on the evening of Sunday, August 8, 2021, near Central Avenue and Vineyard Road in Phoenix. Off-duty police officers discovered him and Phoenix police transported him to a nearby hospital, where he died. The Phoenix Police Department’s homicide unit opened an investigation.

As of the latest report, investigators had not publicly identified suspects or made arrests, and the circumstances that led to the shooting remained unclear. Funeral services were held on August 20, 2021, at Elevate Christian Church, with interment at Tempe Double Butte Cemetery.

If anyone was in the Central Avenue and Vineyard Road area on August 8, 2021, or has information about what happened that night, please contact Phoenix police.