Fernando Ceaser Chavez was 25 when he was found shot to death in the south parking lot of the Knights Inn Motel near Interstate 17 and McDowell Road in Phoenix. The killing occurred around 11:30 p.m. on July 15, 2016, and Phoenix police discovered Chavez with a fatal gunshot wound that night.

Detectives opened a homicide investigation but the circumstances leading to the shooting remain unclear. No suspect or suspects have been publicly identified and the motive is unknown. Law enforcement has continued to ask the public for any information that might help piece together what happened that night.

If anyone has information about Fernando Chavez, his movements that evening, or anything seen near the Knights Inn lot around 11:30 p.m. on July 15, 2016, please contact investigators.