In the winter of 2022, a young life was abruptly cut short on the streets of west Phoenix. On the evening of December 7th, first responders were called to the scene of a vehicle crash near 69th Drive and Fillmore Street. Inside the vehicle, they discovered 18-year-old Alan Roman, a Black/African American male, suffering from a gunshot wound. The discovery, made just after 7:30 p.m., shifted the incident from a traffic accident to a homicide investigation.
Paramedics rushed Alan to a
nearby hospital, but his injuries proved to be too severe, and he was later pronounced dead. The Phoenix Police Department's homicide unit took over the case, working to piece together the events that led to the fatal shooting and subsequent crash. The circumstances surrounding the moments before his death remained unclear to the public as detectives began their inquiry into the violent end of a young man's life.
In the wake of the tragedy, authorities reached out to the community for assistance. As of the initial reports, no suspects had been identified or taken into custody in connection with Alan Roman's death. The investigation was described as ongoing, with police urging anyone with information to come forward and contact the Phoenix Police Department or make an anonymous tip through Silent Witness. The case remains a painful and unresolved chapter for a grieving family and community.
