Dequan Kione E. Johnson was 24 when he was fatally shot in Phoenix on the evening of Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Officers responding just before 10 p.m. to reports of a shooting near 35th and Glendale avenues found Johnson with gunshot wounds; he was taken to a hospital and died of his injuries.

Investigators say the shooting likely began after an argument between Johnson and the ex-husband of his new girlfriend. Police identified 47-year-old Ngon Truong as the suspect; Truong was arrested, admitted to the crime, and was held on a $1 million bond while the case proceeded through the courts. Johnson’s father, Monte Belliard, described him as a good kid who was trying to find love, and a GoFundMe was set up to help with memorial costs.

If anyone has information about the events near 35th and Glendale avenues on the night of June 23, 2021, please come forward.