Overview
- Officers conducting a Jan. 12 welfare check at a Laveen home found 57-year-old David Jimenez dead in the backyard after the suspect’s mother reported a package in her son’s name and a foul odor.
- Police arrested 18-year-old Xzavion Johnson after an extended barricade and say he lived in Jimenez’s house for weeks.
- A probable-cause report states Johnson admitted he burglarized the home and shot Jimenez on Dec. 29, 2025.
- Investigators say Johnson used the victim’s credit cards across the Valley and drove his vehicle, with plate readers logging trips since Dec. 29.
- Detectives linked a handgun stolen Dec. 19 to the killing; Johnson was booked on suspicion of first-degree murder and burglary, and no other suspects are sought.