Luc Alan Amed Treadwell was 21 when he was found dead in the early morning of January 16, 2020, inside a grey Dodge Charger near 26th Street and Shea Boulevard in Phoenix. Responding officers discovered the car riddled with between 20 and 30 bullet holes; residents had heard what they thought were firecrackers around 5 a.m., later determined to be the gunfire that killed him. Witnesses reported a dark-colored SUV chasing Treadwell’s Charger, a pursuit that investigators say covered roughly 40 miles and ended a short distance from his father’s home.

Investigators say the shooting may have been retaliatory after Treadwell allegedly took the Dodge Charger during a kidnapping a few days earlier. Casings from three different calibers were recovered, suggesting multiple shooters. Police identified Udith Karanath Joby as a key suspect after a witness named him, and say texts between Joby and his girlfriend discussed following the Charger that morning. Joby was arrested and booked on a first-degree murder charge on April 15, 2020; he denied involvement and offered no alibi for the time of the shooting.

Anyone who knows Luc, saw the chase, or has information about the Dodge Charger or a dark-colored SUV is asked to share what they know.