A drive-by shooting in Phoenix on February 3, 2023, left a 15-year-old passenger, Isaac Perez Grado, mortally wounded. Isaac, a Hispanic/Latino male, was struck by multiple bullets while riding near 1st Avenue and Thomas Road at about 4:40 p.m.; the gunfire damaged businesses across nearly four city blocks. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition and died from his injuries on February 7, 2023.

The attack also hit a 10-year-old bystander, Kaiya, who was walking with her family. She suffered a fractured vertebrae and a bullet lodged in another, causing nerve damage that may affect use of her right leg; she was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Phoenix police identified suspects quickly: two teenage males were arrested and booked into the Juvenile Correction Center on multiple charges, including murder. Their names have not been released because of their age.

Police say all suspects connected to the homicide were taken into custody and legal proceedings were pending as of February 2023. Anyone with information is asked to contact Phoenix Police or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.