On the evening of March 12, 2023, 18-year-old Isaiah Joseph Ezekiel Avila was shot in Flagstaff, Arizona. At about 8:11 p.m. police responded to multiple calls reporting gunfire near 2701 E. Industrial Drive. Officers found a male with injuries consistent with a gunshot wound at the Diamond T Trailer Park; despite life-saving efforts by officers and medical personnel he was pronounced deceased and later identified as Isaiah Avila.

The investigation identified an 18-year-old Flagstaff resident, Omar Tafoya Hernandez, as the person allegedly responsible for the shooting. Hernandez was arrested and booked into the Coconino County Detention Facility and is facing a charge of second-degree homicide. Authorities say the investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or saw anything in the area of 2701 E. Industrial Drive around 8:11 p.m., please contact the Flagstaff Police Department.