Elijah Hassan Muhammad, 25, was shot and killed during a confrontation at the Tides at Deer Valley Apartments near 19th Avenue and Bell Road in Phoenix on June 19, 2021. Witnesses say the dispute began when Muhammad was told he had to move out of an apartment; after he did not leave, 30-year-old Cody Thomas was called to help remove him. An argument between Thomas and Muhammad reportedly became physical, and Muhammad is said to have produced a firearm.

After Muhammad fell in a rock garden area, Thomas allegedly took a bag containing several thousand dollars and left in a black Audi. Police arrived about 1:30 a.m.; bystanders were attempting first aid but Muhammad was pronounced dead at the scene. Two days later, on June 21, 2021, Phoenix police arrested Thomas, who was on parole at the time, and charged him with premeditated first-degree murder, first-degree murder, two counts of armed robbery with a weapon, possession of a weapon by a prohibited person, discharge of a firearm at a residence, and six counts of endangerment.

Does anyone have additional information about what led to the eviction dispute or witnessed the events that night?