On New Year’s Day 2019, a dispute that began inside a Phoenix nightclub near 51st Avenue and McDowell Road ended in the death of 28-year-old German Rico. Rico, a Hispanic male, became involved in an argument with 22-year-old Luis Eduardo Ambriz that moved from the club to the parking lot, where the men agreed to a physical fight. Surveillance footage captured a melee involving several people. During the altercation, Ambriz apparently separated from the group, retrieved a handgun from a vehicle and shot Rico.

Rico was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries. Phoenix police initially asked the public for help identifying suspects and later arrested Luis Eduardo Ambriz; he was charged with first-degree murder and held on a $1,000,000 bond. If anyone witnessed the incident or has additional information that could shed light on what happened that night, please share what is known.