Victor Pulido Ayala was an 18-year-old Hispanic/Latino male who was fatally shot the evening of July 8, 2017, in west Phoenix near 67th Avenue and Van Buren Street. Emergency calls came in shortly before 6 p.m.; multiple people were wounded and taken to Banner Estrella Medical Center, where Ayala and another victim, identified as Luis Rodriguez Luna, later died. A third person, a 21-year-old, was hospitalized with non-life-threatening gunshot injuries linked to the same incident.

Investigators reported that Ayala and others had gone to the location for what police described as an illegal drug transaction when gunfire erupted. At the time, police gave no description of suspects, did not say how many shooters were involved, and did not identify a motive beyond the drug-transaction reference.

Online remembrances call him El chino and describe him as charismatic and always happy, with friends and family leaving messages such as We miss you Vic. If anyone knew Victor, the scene that night, or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.