In the late summer of 2015, 18-year-old Keith Steele was killed after an argument outside the La Quinta Inn near Interstate 17 and Thomas Road in Phoenix escalated into gunfire. Steele and his 17-year-old girlfriend were involved in a verbal dispute with another man that turned violent; the suspect, identified as 21-year-old Elijah Shelton III, allegedly produced a handgun and began firing as the couple tried to flee through the hotel parking lot. Steele was fatally wounded and his girlfriend suffered minor injuries.

Authorities reported Steele had also discharged a handgun, which released small pellets and slightly injured Shelton; Shelton sought hospital treatment and was located there by police. Shelton was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated assault in connection with Steele’s death.

Does anyone have information about what led to the argument that night or witnessed the shooting in the hotel parking lot?