Overview
- Maria Lewis, 32, was found with a gunshot wound outside a home in Mesa early Feb. 28 and was pronounced dead at the scene, with the medical examiner listing the manner of death as homicide.
- Mesa police say detectives have identified all parties and are actively working the case but have not released an account of what happened or announced any arrests or charges.
- Officials confirm the employee is DuLance (also reported as Dulance) Morin, a neighbor who has worked for the Attorney General’s Office since 2016, and the agency says it is cooperating and conducting an internal review.
- Family members and neighbors pointed to a missing doorbell camera and removed pavers, and the family alleges blood‑stained entryway tiles were taken out within hours of the shooting.
- Lewis’s husband says she left for a 2:30 a.m. walk and ended up at a neighbor’s door, and he was told the neighbor claimed the shooting was an accident; a vigil and GoFundMe are supporting her seven children.