Ryan Schwab, 42, was fatally shot in Phoenix, Arizona, on the evening of January 27, 2021. Police responded to a shooting near 23rd and Dunlap avenues and found Schwab with a gunshot wound; the Phoenix Fire Department pronounced him dead at the scene.

Originally from Sterling, Illinois, Schwab had lived in Phoenix since 1998. A Sterling High School graduate, he worked in sales and was reportedly negotiating a partnership with his employer, AZ Alpha Glass Company, at the time of his death. Family and friends remembered him as generous and caring.

Police located an adult male connected to the incident who was cooperating with the investigation, but no arrests had been announced and the case was being submitted to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for review. The investigation remained ongoing.

If anyone knew Ryan, his movements that evening, or has information about the shooting near 23rd and Dunlap, please come forward.