PHOENIX — Police say a man and an 8-year-old girl have died, and two others were seriously injured after a shooting in a parking lot in South Phoenix on Saturday.
The incident occurred around 2:45 p.m., near 19th Avenue and Baseline Road.
Witnesses tell police they saw a man, identified as 28-year-old Tyrone Dee Chilly, and the driver of an SUV, identified as 30-year-old Quincy Jay Polk, exit their vehicles and engage in a physical altercation.
A woman and three children were also inside Polk's SUV during the altercation.
At one point, Polk and Chilly returned to their own vehicles, where, according to the paperwork, Chilly retrieved a handgun.
Chilly then fired multiple shots in the direction of the driver's seat of the SUV, court paperwork states. The woman in the passenger seat exited the SUV and returned gunfire before falling to the ground.
A third vehicle in the area was reportedly also struck by gunfire, but neither of the occupants of that vehicle was hurt.
Officers are investigating a shooting that has happened in the area of 19th Avenue and Baseline. This violent incident involves multiple victims. The suspect involved has been taken into custody as officers have blocked off large portions of the crime scene. pic.twitter.com/NhiCnRs75b
— Phoenix Police (@PhoenixPolice) November 22, 2025
According to court documents, Chilly then called 911 and said that he had shot someone.
Polk was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound.
Chilly was taken to a hospital for treatment of his injuries, as well as the woman and two of the children who were shot in the SUV. A third child in the SUV was not injured.
A day after the shooting, police confirmed that one of the children, 8-year-old Envy Cardenas, died from her injuries.
ABC15 spoke with the mother and grandmother of the two killed.
“I don't have just one funeral. I got two funerals,” Polks’ mother, Joesra Martin, said. "I ain't never gonna be able to celebrate the holidays. I'm not be able to celebrate Thanksgiving again, because I ain't gonna be able to look at it the same.”
"All over what? Over nothing, over road rage. Come on, that makes no sense.” Martin said. “You had a fight. Just go home, leave it alone."
The Polk family has created a GoFundMe account to help raise money for funeral expenses.
Chilly was released from the hospital on Sunday and was booked into jail. He faces charges that include two counts of murder, three counts of aggravated assault and two counts of endangerment.
Anyone with information or who may have witnessed what led to the shooting is asked to call 911 or the Phoenix Police Department. You can also call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO, or submit a tip at Silentwitness.org, to remain anonymous.
Officials say the investigation remains ongoing.
