PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department and Silent Witness are asking the public for help in finding the shooting suspect from a 2022 incident.
On Oct. 30 2022, police responded to the scene near 67th Avenue and Thomas Road for reports of a shooting. When officers arrived on scene, they found a vehicle crashed into a fence with 27-year-old Leonel Pineda-Valdez injured in the driver's seat.
According to police, paramedics arrived to assist Pineda-Valdez but he was later pronounced dead.
During an initial investigation, detectives reportedly learned Pineda-Valdez was in a Walgreens parking lot in the area when a witness described a verbal fight that escalated into several rounds being fired from a gun.
After the shooting, police said the vehicle Pineda-Valdez was seen driving across 67th Avenue and crashed into a metal fence. Police said witnesses told investigators a suspect vehicle was seen leaving the area after the shooting.
Family members of Pineda-Valdez met with the media Wednesday to share their grief about the incident and ask the public to share any information they have that could lead to an arrest.
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