In the pre-dawn hours of March 21, 2021, gunfire near 16th Street and McDowell Road in Phoenix struck a 20-year-old man, Victor Brooks, as he attempted to run away. Officers arrived shortly before 3 a.m. and found Brooks lying in the roadway with gunshot wounds; Phoenix firefighters rendered aid but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident was investigated as a homicide, and witnesses said a vehicle drove by and fired shots before fleeing the area.

Investigators developed a suspect and arrested 20-year-old Devon Alston in connection with the shooting. Detectives recovered several handguns and some illegal drugs from Alston during his arrest. Authorities asked anyone with information about the case to contact the Phoenix Police Department or Silent Witness. Did anyone in the area that night see the vehicle or know anything about what happened to Victor Brooks?