On Christmas Day in 2015, a tragic event unfolded inside a Mesa, Arizona apartment complex near US 60 and Gilbert Road. A 24-year-old man, Robert Gertos, was found inside his apartment with a fatal gunshot wound. Authorities were called to the scene at approximately 1:00 p.m. and, upon their arrival, pronounced him dead. The initial investigation into the death of the young man, a former USMC Infantry member described as outgoing and full of life, pointed towards a possible drug-related
motive.
In the immediate aftermath of the discovery, Mesa police began a search for those responsible for the shooting. Witnesses at the apartment complex reported seeing a dark-colored passenger vehicle leaving the area shortly after the incident occurred. However, law enforcement officials did not release any specific information about potential suspects in the early stages of the investigation. The case was classified as a murder, and authorities appealed to the public for any information that might lead to an arrest.
Despite the initial leads and the public call for assistance, information regarding any arrests or the identification of a suspect or suspects in the murder of Robert Gertos has not been made publicly available in the years following his death. The investigation into the Christmas Day shooting remains without a publicly announced resolution, leaving the circumstances surrounding his untimely death largely unresolved in the public record.
