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Fourteen-year-old Jovanny Pelayo was shot and killed on a Sunday afternoon in January 2018 near 67th Avenue and Baseline Road in Phoenix. The death was ruled a gunshot wound to the chest and Pelayo was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say the shooting grew out of a drug transaction. Pelayo, who was carrying a stolen handgun, met 18-year-old Robert Wells for a deal. Authorities report Pelayo attempted to rob Wells of drugs and money; Wells then shot Pelayo and a 15-year-old accomplice. The second teenager suffered gunshot wounds to the arms and legs and was taken to hospital in critical condition.

Wells fled in a stolen vehicle; officers pursued, observed a handgun thrown from the car, and took Wells and three others into custody. Wells was later charged with second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, and burglary, and court documents say he admitted involvement in an earlier home burglary the same day.

Did anyone in the area see the vehicle or the transaction near 67th Avenue and Baseline Road that day?