On June 5, 2018, at about 11:30 a.m., 30-year-old Disean Russell was found inside an apartment on West Indian School Road in Phoenix with apparent gunshot wounds. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene after police responded to a report of shots fired. Russell, a Black man remembered by family as a loving and positive presence to his two sons, was reportedly streaming on Facebook Live when the shooting occurred; the video captured the sounds of the gunshots.

Witnesses described the shooter as a Black male about six feet tall and 160 pounds, who may have left in a newer-model sedan with tinted windows. Russell’s family held a fundraising car wash to help with funeral expenses while the community and investigators sought information.

No arrest has been announced and the suspect’s identity remains unknown. If anyone has information about what happened or saw the vehicle that left the scene, please come forward.