Carlos Garcia was 19 and a student at Arizona State University when he was fatally shot in Phoenix on the night of Thursday, July 2, 2020. He was waiting in line at a walk-up window near 19th and Southern avenues at about 11:45 p.m. when he was struck by a bullet and later pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses reported a dark-colored four-door sedan heading east on West Southern Avenue immediately after the shooting.

Garcia was the oldest of three siblings and had plans to study computer science engineering and study abroad in Germany after graduation. In January 2021 Phoenix police arrested 15-year-old Kevontay Myers on charges that include first-degree murder, drive-by shooting, and misconduct involving weapons; he was to be tried as an adult. Garcia’s family continues to mourn and to seek answers about why he was killed.