On the evening of February 24, 2019, gunfire in the rural Whispering Ranch area near Wickenburg, Arizona, ended the life of 27-year-old Jhonathan Calderon. A 911 call to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office came in about 6:30 p.m.; deputies who responded found Calderon on a resident’s property with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators identified a single suspect, 40-year-old Israel Vargas-Alvarez, described as about 5 feet 7 inches tall, 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Law enforcement’s efforts to locate Vargas-Alvarez in the sparsely populated, rugged terrain were unsuccessful, and authorities appealed to the public for help. The community has been left mourning and seeking answers.

If anyone has information about Jhonathan Calderon’s death or the whereabouts of Israel Vargas-Alvarez, please come forward.