Deshawn McDonald, 26, known as rapper D Mac Deluxx, was shot and killed on August 21, 2016, in Phoenix while celebrating his birthday at a nightclub near Interstate 17 and McDowell Road. Witnesses say he stepped outside and was later found in bushes near the adjacent Knight’s Inn; he was pronounced dead at the scene with two gunshot wounds.

Police say Deshawn had entered a black Mercedes with two men before the shooting. Investigators believe the meeting had been arranged as a drug deal by a woman, although no drugs were recovered. A cellphone found at the scene did not belong to Deshawn; a fingerprint from that phone helped identify one suspect and, with phone-record analysis, led police to name 33-year-old Frederick Jerome Hill and 28-year-old Brian Darrell Holmes. Authorities say a fight broke out and Deshawn was shot twice; both men were charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery.

If anyone remembers Deshawn that night, the black Mercedes, or has information about the meeting that led to the shooting, please come forward.