On the morning of April 15, 2019, 21-year-old Cierra Marie Celski was shot and killed in Phoenix during what began as a purported drug transaction near Central Avenue and Baseline Road. Cierra was a passenger in a vehicle whose driver arranged to meet two men at an apartment complex to buy drugs. After the two women exited the car, the men demanded their belongings at gunpoint; a struggle followed and one suspect, later identified as Johnny Martinez, stopped Cierra from reentering the vehicle.

The women managed to get back into the car and tried to flee, but a suspect opened fire on the vehicle and a bullet struck Cierra in the back. The driver sought help at a nearby Circle K at Central and Dobbins; Cierra was found with a gunshot wound and later pronounced dead. Police identified Martinez and Xavier Gonzales as suspects; Martinez was arrested within days and Gonzales was arrested July 13, 2019. Court and prison records cited in the investigation noted prior convictions for both men.

If anyone knew Cierra or has information about the shooting, please come forward with what can help the investigation.