Preliminary Information - On Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at approximately 12:45 a.m., the Tolleson Police Department requested the assistance of the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) for a shooting which took place during a road rage incident on Interstate 10 in the West Valley.
A woman sustained a gunshot wound during the road rage incident between the occupants of two vehicles traveling westbound on Interstate 10 in the area of 83rd Avenue. The woman was a passenger in one of the vehicles.
The other vehicle did not remain in the area.
The woman was transported to the Abrazo West Campus hospital in critical condition and died as a result of her injuries.
The woman was identified as 18-year-old Brittany E. Gutierrez-Bugarin of Phoenix.
The investigation into this incident is ongoing.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 1-877-4AZ-TIPS or submit a tip online at azdps.gov/tips. Please reference incident I23047127.
**Update - August 24, 2023**
Investigators believe the suspect vehicle may be a silver Chrysler Sebring or Chrysler 200 with black painted rims and/or hubcaps. (Chrysler converted the Sebring model to the 200 model in 2011.)
The suspect driver is described as an African American male of thin build with a short afro hairstyle.
This investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 1-877-4AZ-TIPS or submit a tip online at azdps.gov/tips. Please reference incident I23047127.
**Update - August 16, 2023**
The suspect vehicle is described as a silver or gray Chrysler 200.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 1-877-4AZ-TIPS or submit a tip online at azdps.gov/tips. Please reference incident I23047127.
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