Incident

4-07-2024 Arizona Phoenix 1-1

Location

April 07, 2024

7th Ave and Mountain View Rd
Phoenix, Arizona

Participants

  • Type: Victim
  • Name: Earlric Sheldon Reynolds III
  • Age: 13
  • Age Group: Teen 12-17
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Killed
  • Type: Subject-Suspect
  • Name: Adolfo Villalva
  • Age: 18
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

  • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
  • Accidental Shooting
  • Accidental Shooting - Death
  • Playing with gun
  • Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

9mm Ruger; Per victim's father: The shooter had two guns in each hand - one real one and the other a nerf gun. The victim had no firearm or nerf gun. The shooter claims he "accidentally" pulled the trigger to the wrong gun. The shooting occurred inside of the apartment.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

  • Type: 9mm

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 5
State House District: 5