On the evening of February 3, 2019, a Super Bowl party in Phoenix, Arizona, turned tragic, ending in the death of 31-year-old Gregory Simmons. The gathering took a dark turn when another attendee, 60-year-old Hans Richard Campos, became belligerent while carrying a handgun. The conflict escalated, spilling outside an apartment complex near 51st Avenue and Thomas Road.
Witnesses who were leaving the party reported hearing gunshots and then discovering Simmons lying on the ground.
Phoenix police officers responded to the scene just after 10 p.m. and found Gregory Simmons with multiple gunshot wounds. He was immediately transported to a local hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival. The investigation that followed pointed to an argument during the Super Bowl festivities as the catalyst for the fatal shooting.
In the aftermath of the incident, Hans Richard Campos was identified as the shooter by witnesses. He was promptly arrested by the Phoenix police and booked into a Maricopa County jail. Campos faced a charge of second-degree murder for the shooting death of Gregory Simmons. His bond was set at $1 million. The case was reported as solved following the arrest of Campos. An obituary for Gregory Simmons, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, noted that he was survived by his parents, children, and numerous other relatives and friends.
