Overview
- The shooting occurred early Thursday at a two-story home near McDowell Road and Verrado Way in Buckeye, leaving a man in his 30s dead and his 17-year-old daughter hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
- An off-duty Buckeye police sergeant who was nearby detained a man in his early 20s at the scene after witnesses pointed him out and officers recovered a weapon.
- Police say investigators believe the violence followed a fight inside the house and that the detained suspect lived at the residence, though his exact relationship to the family is still being determined.
- Detectives are interviewing the suspect and multiple witnesses as the active investigation continues and authorities say there is no ongoing threat to the wider community.
- The case affects a large blended family who live in the home and could lead to charges once motive and sequence of events are clarified, with investigators expected to release more details as interviews progress.