On the night of June 17, 2016, Allen Prince Jr., a 20-year-old male from Phoenix, Arizona, whose publicly available case records do not specify his ethnicity, became the victim of a fatal shooting in south Phoenix. That Friday evening began with what witnesses later described as an argument at a convenience store in the area of Central Avenue and Broadway Road.
The dispute did not end at the store; instead, tensions carried over as people left the area, and the confrontation shifted toward a nearby residential location.
Later that night, around 9:45 p.m., Phoenix police were dispatched to a home near 28th Street and Broadway after reports of gunfire. When officers arrived, they found Prince suffering from at least one gunshot wound. A witness reported hearing an argument in a parking lot, followed by the sound of shots being fired, suggesting that the conflict that began at the convenience store had escalated rapidly into deadly violence. Prince was taken to a local hospital, but despite emergency medical efforts, he was pronounced dead as a result of his injuries.
Investigators treated the case as a homicide from the outset. The circumstances described publicly indicate that there were other people present during the argument and shooting, but authorities did not release any detailed suspect description in initial news reports. Instead, Phoenix police appealed to the community for help, asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact Silent Witness, emphasizing that tips could be provided anonymously and that a cash reward was available for information leading to an arrest or indictment. This appeal underscores that police were relying heavily on eyewitnesses or community members who may have seen or heard something that night near the intersection of 28th Street and Broadway.
Publicly accessible records and case summaries compiled in later years continue to list Allen Prince Jr.’s killing as an open, unsolved homicide. True-crime and victim-advocacy sites that track unsolved murders in Arizona describe his death as the result of gunfire following an argument, note his age and the location in south Phoenix, and explicitly invite readers to provide any additional information or corrections, a strong indication that no one has been charged in connection with the crime. There is no public record of a named suspect, no announcement of an arrest, and no indication that prosecutors have brought a case to court. As far as available online sources show, the person or people responsible for the shooting that claimed Prince’s life have not been identified or held accountable, leaving his case still seeking answers and justice.
