James Matthew Archuleta III was 24 when he was shot and killed during a road rage incident on the evening of February 7, 2021, in Avondale, Arizona. A bystander attempted CPR, using James’s own jacket to cradle his head, but he did not survive. He lived in Peoria and is remembered by family as having a big heart and a tenacious spirit.

Investigators connected the killing to a string of violent episodes they say spanned several days. Police identified 30-year-old Gabriel Gutierrez as the primary suspect and accused him of brutally attacking and robbing a landscaper, later assaulting a woman and setting her house on fire after she recognized his vehicle from news about the shooting. Authorities say Gutierrez was arrested by Phoenix police as he was leaving a reservation casino and that he admitted to the shooting and other attacks; he was booked on multiple charges, including attempted murder, with bond set at one million dollars.

What details about the events leading up to the shooting or the interactions between those involved are still unclear? If anyone has information about James, the incidents that night, or the related assaults, please come forward.