On the night of October 5, 2018, artist David Bessent, 41, was shot while walking home in Phoenix’s Roosevelt Row after a late shift at Jobot Coffee & Bar during the First Friday art walk. Bessent was with a 24-year-old co-worker and fellow artist, Zachary Walter, when they were confronted near Third Avenue and Roosevelt Street by individuals who attempted to rob them. Both men were shot, taken to a hospital, and Bessent later died of his injuries.

Phoenix police identified surveillance footage showing a possible suspect vehicle described as a white SUV, possibly a Dodge Durango. In August 2019 two teenagers, 16-year-old Antonio Palafox-Zermeno and 15-year-old Castulo Cervantes, were arrested and charged as adults with two counts of first-degree murder, attempted armed robbery, and aggravated robbery; investigators said they were still seeking at least two other possible suspects. Anyone with information about that night or the suspect vehicle is asked to come forward.