On the morning of Sunday, February 14, 2021, 19-year-old Isaac Luis Arechiga was shot during a verbal altercation in the area of 1600 West Denton Lane in Phoenix, Arizona. Phoenix Police responded to a shooting near 15th Avenue and Missouri Avenue at about 11:45 a.m. and found Arechiga with a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced deceased.

In the weeks after the shooting, homicide investigators worked the case and identified a suspect. On March 25, 2021, authorities located and arrested 18-year-old Brandon Ortiz, who was booked on a charge of second-degree murder in connection with Arechiga’s death.

If anyone witnessed the altercation or has information about the events around 11:44 a.m. on February 14, 2021, please come forward.