Eunice Rodriguez was 17 and a junior at Carl Hayden High School when she was killed around 1 a.m. on June 4, 2021, in Phoenix, Arizona. Eunice, who was in her second trimester of pregnancy, was riding in a car driven by her mother with a younger brother also inside after their vehicle had run out of gas near 43rd Avenue and Indian School Road.

A man later identified as Francisco Sanchez approached the passenger side of the stopped car. Reports say he produced a firearm and opened fire; Eunice was struck and pronounced dead at the scene. A nearby security guard heard the mother’s screams and described the moment as chaotic. Sanchez fled but was taken into custody shortly afterward; accounts say he had allegedly attempted to carjack another vehicle moments earlier and was charged with murder and kidnapping.

Eunice is described as the loving core of a large family with six siblings and had planned to become a nurse. Does anyone who was in that area that night or who knew Eunice have information that could shed more light on what happened?