On the evening of June 23, 2024, 31-year-old Adam Christopher Avalos, a Hispanic male, was found dead from a gunshot wound in the parking area of a residence at Copper Springs RV Park on South 8th Avenue in Safford, Arizona. Police responded to reports of gunfire at about 9:37 p.m.; the Safford and Thatcher police departments and the Graham County Sheriff’s Office secured the scene and opened a homicide investigation.

Authorities identified 19-year-old Chezerae Arrellin Jr., also of Safford, as a person of interest and publicly sought his whereabouts after he was reported missing following the shooting. He was located and arrested in Yuma four days later and extradited to Graham County on an outstanding warrant to revoke probation for unrelated 2022–2023 charges including theft, fraudulent use of a credit card, and possession of a weapon by a prohibited person.

Does anyone have information about Adam Avalos, his movements that night, or the people connected to him?