Dinya Farmer, 49, was shot and mortally wounded on the evening of September 7, 2016, after calling 911 to report an aggressive light-colored or white work-style pickup truck that had been following her. She had been driving north on State Route 51 after travelling from the area of 7th Avenue and Broadway when she reported the truck, which she said had ladder racks and a toolbox in the bed and contained three men she described as Hispanic. While still on the call, multiple gunshots were heard and Farmer stopped responding. Officers found her Honda crashed into the SR-51 median between McDowell and Thomas Roads; she was alive at the scene with an apparent gunshot wound to the head but died at a nearby hospital that night.

Detectives focused on the white work truck and its three occupants as the primary suspects; witnesses and Farmer’s 911 report indicated the truck followed her for roughly eight miles from city streets onto the freeway. No plate was captured, no suspect vehicle was located at the scene, and the three men remain unidentified. Silent Witness and police have repeatedly appealed for tips and increased the reward to $21,000.

If anyone has information about the truck, its occupants, or that stretch of SR-51 on the evening of September 7, 2016, contact Phoenix police.