Itzel Elizabeth Espinoza was 17 when she left her Phoenix home one summer evening in 2021 to spend time with friends and did not return. Her parents reported her missing, and on the morning of July 3, 2021 police responding to a shooting found her body in the passenger seat of a car parked in an alley near 35th Avenue and Southern. She had been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Court documents and police statements describe an altercation between Itzel and an 18-year-old woman, Lindsey Brianna Aguilar. Itzel reportedly tried to get away by locking herself inside a nearby car. Authorities say Aguilar banged on the window and asked a companion for a weapon; police identified 19-year-old Jesus Javier Valle Padilla as the person who handed over a handgun. Investigators allege Aguilar fired several shots through the car window, fatally wounding Itzel. A 16-year-old male was later arrested and charged with abandonment of a body.

The primary suspect, Lindsey Aguilar, is believed to have fled the area and may be in Mexico. Does anyone have information about Aguilar’s whereabouts or about the night of July 1–3, 2021?