In the late morning of May 28, 2013, a tragic event unfolded in a Phoenix, Arizona neighborhood that ended the life of 24-year-old Norris Landan Avniel Stewart. Stewart, a male, was behind the wheel of his vehicle at 4822 South 20th Place when the unthinkable happened. In a sudden act of violence, he was shot while his two young children were secured in their car seats in the back.
Miraculously, the children were physically unharmed in the incident that claimed their father's life.
According to witnesses, the sound of gunfire pierced the quiet of the morning, originating from a suspect's vehicle. In the chaotic moments that followed the shooting, Stewart's vehicle crashed into a residential fence. When authorities arrived at the scene at approximately 11:07 a.m., they found Norris L. Stewart deceased in the driver's seat.
The Phoenix Police Department initiated a homicide investigation into the shooting death of Norris Stewart. The case was assigned the number 2013-1723. Despite the passage of time, information regarding any arrests made in connection with this case has not been made publicly available. Details about a potential suspect or suspects, or the motive behind the shooting, have not been released, leaving the circumstances of that fateful day a painful and unresolved chapter for a family torn apart by violence.
