The Brief
- Julio Angel Osife Diaz, 22, was shot and killed at an Arco gas station near 16th Street and Thomas Road in Phoenix after celebrating his birthday.
- Phoenix Police detained 21-year-old suspect Jaheime Rashard Brown, who is facing a second-degree murder charge and being held on a $1 million bond.
- Family members say Osife Diaz was not the instigator in an argument preceding the shooting, and the family is holding car wash fundraisers to support costs.
PHOENIX – The family of a 22-year-old man says after celebrating his birthday, he was shot to death by someone he did not know at a Phoenix gas station.
What we know:
Julio Angel Osife Diaz died just a few hours after leaving his birthday party. His family says he was on his way to his uncle’s house when he stopped at the Arco gas station on 16th Street and Thomas Road in Phoenix where he was shot and killed while defending his girlfriend. The family says his girlfriend shielded him, but the suspect continued firing shots.…