Roy M. Uriarte, a 46-year-old Hispanic / Latino man, was fatally shot on the evening of October 21, 2017, in Guadalupe, Arizona. Deputies from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of shots fired around 7 p.m. and found him lying in the street with a gunshot wound near the intersection of Calle Bien and Calle Batua. Despite efforts to treat him on scene, he died shortly afterward where he was discovered.

Community tributes describe Roy as having a big sense of humor, a love of cooking for relatives, and deep devotion to his nieces, nephews, and siblings. Investigators opened an active homicide investigation and said they were working to determine what led up to the shooting; contemporaneous reports noted no suspect had been arrested.

If anyone knew Roy, witnessed the shooting, or has information about who might be responsible, please come forward to help bring answers for his family and community.