A house party on the west side of Phoenix ended in tragedy in the early hours of March 27, 2016, when 16-year-old Jesse Abrego was found inside a residence near Thomas Road and 43rd Avenue with a gunshot wound. Phoenix police were called about 3:20 a.m. for a loud party complaint; many partygoers fled before officers arrived. Jesse was moved to a safer location and given aid but was pronounced dead at the scene.

Eighteen people who were at the gathering were detained and questioned then released. Police opened an investigation and asked the public for help, but the initial reports did not identify a motive or a suspect. No arrests or suspect identifications have been announced in the years that followed.

If anyone attended that party or has information about what happened, please share what is known to help Jesse’s family and investigators.