Steven Kenneth King Hernandez was 18 when he was shot and killed in a Phoenix parking lot on the night of Monday, April 19, 2021. The death occurred around 10:27 p.m. in the area of 1500 W. Osborn Road; the victim was pronounced dead at the scene before his nineteenth birthday.

Eyewitnesses reported seeing a small red SUV-style vehicle with a loud exhaust speeding away from the scene. Those details were publicized by the Phoenix Police Department and the Silent Witness program, and a reward of up to $1,000 was offered for information that might lead to an arrest. The motive for the shooting and what led up to it have not been released.

No arrests or suspect identifications have been reported and the investigation remains open. If anyone witnessed the incident, saw a small red SUV in the area that night, or has information that could help, please come forward to investigators.