On the evening of July 11, 2018, a confrontation at a Phoenix apartment complex ended when gunfire left 34-year-old Joseph Sylvie II fatally wounded. Sylvie was a father described by relatives as fun, loving, and respectful; he worked as a cell phone tower technician and in fleet washing.

Phoenix police responded to the shooting and arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the death. The suspect did not deny firing but said he acted in self-defense, claiming he believed he was in imminent danger during the altercation with Sylvie. Details about what led to the shots and how the legal question of self-defense would be resolved have not been released.

If anyone knew Joseph, the circumstances of that evening, or witnessed the confrontation at the apartment complex, investigators may still welcome information.