On Sunday, April 16, 2023, 22-year-old Mercedes Vega was attacked and abducted from the parking garage of her apartment complex in Tempe, Arizona. Her vehicle was found behind one of the most popular restaurants in the city near Mill Avenue, but Mercedes was not in it. She was found deceased at approximately 1:15 am on Monday, April 17, 2023, 60 miles away near Tonopah, Arizona, in a vehicle off the I-10 freeway that had been lit on fire. Her murder remains unsolved.

Mercedes was Caucasian and Puerto Rican with a fair complexion, 5’9”, 150lbs, with brown eyes and long black hair. Her vehicle was a 2019, white Dodge Charger with the license plate LUV333. The vehicle she was found in has not been identified.

If you have any information about Mercedes Vega, please call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS. There is a $2000 reward for information leading to an arrest, and you can remain anonymous.

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