Overview
- Phoenix police identified the victim as Angel Rodriguez Tapia, 21.
- Officers responded around 11 p.m. Thursday to reports of gunfire near 43rd Avenue and Buckeye Road in west Phoenix.
- Responders found him with at least one gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Detectives assumed the homicide investigation and closed the area while they processed evidence.
- Police ask anyone with information to contact Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO.