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Murders in
Peoria, Arizona

Explore sourced Peoria homicide records, including North Peoria, Vistancia and the Lake Pleasant corridor. Browse named and unnamed victims, reported locations, dates and case histories. This research collection is incomplete and does not measure neighborhood safety.

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33detailed victim records
31Level A records
13years represented
Research status: this is a working Peoria homicide ledger, not yet a certified 1996–2026 census. Public-source coverage is strongest from 2017 forward. Older solved cases and cases with limited online archives still need Peoria Police / FBI-MAP reconciliation.
Research guide

Peoria homicide cases by area

The collection contains 33 victim records from 2009–2026, including three records whose names were not published in the reviewed sources. Search by name, year, street or area below. Charges, convictions and unresolved investigations are different statuses.

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North Peoria area guide

North Peoria and Vistancia homicide records

This guide groups records by reported streets and landmarks. Vistancia, the Jomax and Happy Valley corridors, and the desert near Lake Pleasant are distinct areas; a nearby incident is not automatically inside Vistancia. Each link opens the corresponding record below.

Vistancia and the Vistancia Boulevard corridor

Jomax, Happy Valley and Pinnacle Peak corridors

Lake Pleasant corridor

The Carin Donnelly report places the scene near Happy Valley Road and Vistancia Boulevard and identifies MCSO as the investigating agency. Its inclusion is an area reference; the reviewed article does not settle the municipal boundary. The Lake Pleasant records are not assigned to a Vistancia subdivision.

Coverage limits

The May 8, 2026 Safeway report described a surviving man in critical condition and an apparent suicide at another location. It is not counted as a homicide without a verified update. A separate report about a delivery driver firing a gun in Vistancia said nobody was struck. See the research notes and excluded leads for sources and remaining checks.

Peoria case directory

Documented homicide cases

Approximate public locationsPrivate homes generalized
33 detailed records shown
2026-07-16

Name not publicly released

Domestic-violence shooting
Olive Avenue near 69th Avenue
Peoria police said a woman was shot multiple times by her boyfriend after an argument and later died at a hospital. The boyfriend surrendered to officers.

Boyfriend in custody

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
Arizona's Family source ↗
2026-06-01

Jackson Berry, 31

Shooting and stabbing
Vistancia: near 124th Drive & Hummingbird Terrace, near Ridgeline Road

Area: North Peoria · Vistancia

Berry was shot multiple times and stabbed in Peoria. Police identified his nephew as the suspect; the nephew later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound near Payson.

Suspected killer later died by suicide

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-10-16
Arizona's Family source ↗
2026-05-21

Justice Parton, 22

Fatal shooting
Clara Lane near 91st Avenue & Beardsley Road
Police found Parton dead inside a Peoria home from a gunshot wound. Her cousin was arrested on charges including first-degree murder and manslaughter.

Cousin arrested

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
Arizona's Family source ↗
2026-03-31

Fraser Turk, 63

Double homicide
Near 83rd Avenue & Jomax Road

Area: North Peoria · Jomax / Happy Valley / Pinnacle Peak corridors

Police said Fraser Turk and Tina Turk were killed inside their Peoria home. Their son called 911 and was arrested on two first-degree murder charges.

Son charged

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
FOX 10 Phoenix source ↗
2026-03-31

Tina Turk, 56

Double homicide
Near 83rd Avenue & Jomax Road

Area: North Peoria · Jomax / Happy Valley / Pinnacle Peak corridors

Police said Tina Turk and Fraser Turk were killed inside their Peoria home. Their son was arrested on two first-degree murder charges.

Son charged

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
FOX 10 Phoenix source ↗
2025-10-11

James Durham, 33

Fatal shooting
Near 95th & Peoria avenues
Durham was found shot in a Peoria roadway. Police detained occupants of a vehicle and arrested a suspect on a first-degree murder charge.

Suspect arrested

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
Arizona's Family source ↗
2025-09-14

Casey Orlowski, 64

Fatal shooting
Near 83rd Avenue & Happy Valley Road

Area: North Peoria · Jomax / Happy Valley / Pinnacle Peak corridors

Police said Orlowski was fatally shot at a north Peoria home. His stepson was arrested on charges including second-degree murder.

Stepson arrested

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
Arizona's Family source ↗
2025-05-13

Robert Schelb Jr., 80

Fatal stabbing
8650 W Peoria Avenue
Police found Schelb with multiple stab wounds inside his apartment and said they believed he was killed during the prior overnight/early-morning period.

Unsolved in reviewed reporting

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
ABC15 source ↗
2024-12-21

Warren Honeywood, 45

Fatal shooting
Near 83rd & Olive avenues
Honeywood was shot during a domestic dispute at a Peoria home. Police arrested a relative on a second-degree murder charge and other counts.

Suspect arrested

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
ABC15 source ↗
2024-04-02

Jordan Gonzalez, 33

Fatal shooting
Near 83rd Avenue & Jefferson Street
Gonzalez was found shot in the roadway near 83rd Avenue and Jefferson Street and was pronounced dead at the scene.

No arrest announced in reviewed report

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
Arizona's Family source ↗
2023-11-11

Walter Mitchell, 52

Home-invasion double shooting
Near 79th Avenue & Mescal Street
Mitchell and Susie Ephrem were shot inside their Peoria home. A suspect was arrested one year later on two counts of first-degree murder.

Suspect arrested in 2024

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
Arizona's Family source ↗
2023-11-11

Susie Ephrem, 42

Home-invasion double shooting
Near 79th Avenue & Mescal Street
Ephrem called 911 after she and her husband were shot. She later died at the hospital. A suspect was arrested one year later.

Suspect arrested in 2024

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
Arizona's Family source ↗
2023-10-25

Elizabeth Grewell, 50

Murder-suicide
Near 83rd Avenue & Pinnacle Peak Road

Area: North Peoria · Jomax / Happy Valley / Pinnacle Peak corridors

Peoria police said William Grewell shot his wife Elizabeth before turning the gun on himself at their north Peoria home.

Suspected shooter died by suicide

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
Arizona's Family source ↗
2023-08-28

Tammi Keckler, 57

Double homicide
Near 79th Lane & Jomax Road

Area: North Peoria · Jomax / Happy Valley / Pinnacle Peak corridors

Peoria police said Tammi Keckler and her husband William were fatally shot at their home. Their son was arrested on two homicide charges.

Son arrested

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
KTAR source ↗
2023-08-28

William Keckler, 60

Double homicide
Near 79th Lane & Jomax Road

Area: North Peoria · Jomax / Happy Valley / Pinnacle Peak corridors

Peoria police said William Keckler and Tammi Keckler were fatally shot at their home. Their son was arrested on two homicide charges.

Son arrested

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
KTAR source ↗
2023-03-07

Zakee Amir Shelton, 21

Fatal shooting
10800 W Olive Avenue
Shelton was shot and killed outside an apartment complex near 107th and Olive avenues. Police sought the public's help identifying the shooter.

Unsolved in reviewed reporting

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
ABC15 source ↗
2023-02-26

Name not publicly released, 20

Fatal shooting
Circle K near Vistancia Boulevard & El Mirage Road, North Peoria

Area: North Peoria · Vistancia corridor

A 20-year-old Goodyear man was shot following an altercation outside the Circle K and died at a hospital. Police said the people involved had arrived together. The reviewed sources do not publish the victim’s name; this record is distinct from the March 2023 Olive Avenue shooting.

March 2023: two people in custody and another suspect sought in reviewed reporting; current disposition unverified.

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-10-16
FOX 10 Phoenix source ↗ ABC15 source ↗
2022-11-20

Elizabeth Simpson, 36

High-speed impaired collision
107th Avenue & Lone Cactus Drive
Simpson was one of five people killed when a speeding, impaired driver struck the family's minivan. The driver later pleaded guilty to five counts of second-degree murder.

Driver pleaded guilty; sentenced to 30 years

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
Maricopa County Attorney source ↗
2022-11-20

Jace Hochstetler, 31

High-speed impaired collision
107th Avenue & Lone Cactus Drive
Hochstetler was one of five people killed in the Peoria crash. The driver later pleaded guilty to five counts of second-degree murder.

Driver pleaded guilty; sentenced to 30 years

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
Maricopa County Attorney source ↗
2022-11-20

Harley Simpson, 14

High-speed impaired collision
107th Avenue & Lone Cactus Drive
Harley was one of three children who died from injuries suffered in the Peoria crash. The driver later pleaded guilty to five counts of second-degree murder.

Driver pleaded guilty; sentenced to 30 years

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
Arizona's Family source ↗
2022-11-20

Eve Hochstetler, 7

High-speed impaired collision
107th Avenue & Lone Cactus Drive
Eve was one of three children killed in the crash. Later reporting identified her as Jace Hochstetler's daughter. The driver pleaded guilty to five counts of second-degree murder.

Driver pleaded guilty; sentenced to 30 years

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
ABC15 source ↗
2022-11-20

Cash Simpson, 10

High-speed impaired collision
107th Avenue & Lone Cactus Drive
Cash was one of three children killed in the crash; later reporting identifies Cruz as the sole surviving child from the minivan. The driver pleaded guilty to five counts of second-degree murder.

Driver pleaded guilty; sentenced to 30 years

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
ABC15 source ↗
2021-06-17

David Liebler, 67

Drive-by shooting
Loop 101 near Thunderbird Road
Liebler was found shot to death in his truck after a West Valley shooting spree. Police arrested a suspect on a first-degree murder charge.

Suspect arrested

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
ABC15 source ↗
2020-07-04

Name not publicly released, 65

Domestic-violence stabbing
Near 91st Avenue & Bell Road
Peoria police said a 65-year-old woman died after being stabbed by her husband during a domestic-violence incident.

Suspected husband hospitalized; disposition to verify

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
ABC15 source ↗
2020-06-14

Antonio Vaughn, 24

Fatal shooting
Peoria (exact location still needs stronger primary source)
Gun Violence Memorial identifies Vaughn as a fatal shooting victim in Peoria on June 14, 2020. This record remains Level B pending a stronger police or court source.

Primary-source match still needed

Verification B · last reviewed 2026-09-18
Gun Violence Memorial source ↗
2019-07-04

Elijah Al-Amin, 17

Fatal stabbing
Circle K in Peoria (exact store location generalized)
Al-Amin was stabbed inside a Peoria convenience store. Police arrested Michael Adams on a murder charge; Adams later died while awaiting trial.

Suspect later died before trial

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
ABC News source ↗
2019-05-05

Carin Donnelly, 39

Murder-suicide
Near Happy Valley Road & Vistancia Boulevard

Area: Vistancia Boulevard / Happy Valley corridor (MCSO investigation; municipal boundary unverified)

MCSO said Carin Donnelly was shot and killed by her husband, James Donnelly, who then shot himself.

Suspected shooter died by suicide

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
ABC15 source ↗
2019-03-22

Martha Thy, 33

Fatal stabbing
Loop 101 near Thunderbird Road
After a crash on Loop 101, witnesses said Thy was repeatedly stabbed. The suspect was arrested on first-degree murder and aggravated assault charges.

Charged / disposition to verify

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
ABC15 / AP source ↗
2018-04-02

Jamie Guerrero, 26

Fatal shooting
8940 W Olive Avenue parking lot
Police said Guerrero was fatally shot during an armed confrontation in a Peoria parking lot. The shooter remained at the scene and spoke with detectives.

No murder charge found in reviewed source

Verification B · last reviewed 2026-09-18
Patch source ↗
2017-04-12

Christina Park, 57

Robbery shooting
Park Clothing Center, near 81st & Peoria avenues
Park, the owner of Park Clothing Center, was shot during a robbery and later died. Peoria police arrested a suspect after reviewing surveillance video.

Suspect arrested

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
ABC15 source ↗
2016-06-24

Tyreque China Slaughter, 17

Fatal shooting
Desert near Castle Hot Springs Road, about half a mile south of SR 74; Lake Pleasant corridor

Area: North Peoria · Lake Pleasant corridor

Slaughter died after a shooting during a target-shooting outing in the desert near Lake Pleasant. Police reported an argument followed by gunfire and the taking of the victim’s car. Reports identified two arrested suspects; the family identified Slaughter by name.

June 2016: two arrests and murder/robbery charges reported; later disposition not verified.

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-10-16
ABC15 source ↗ ABC15 source ↗ 12News source ↗
2012-06-09

Rueben Diaz, 21

Drowning; alleged homicide
Private pond south of Lake Pleasant, North Peoria; exact location unverified

Area: North Peoria · Lake Pleasant corridor

Police alleged that a companion held Diaz underwater during a paddle-boat outing at a private pond south of Lake Pleasant. Divers recovered his body the following morning. The reviewed report describes a murder charge, not a conviction.

June 2012: second-degree murder charge reported; later disposition not verified.

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-10-16
KTAR source ↗
2009-10-20

Noor Almaleki, 20

Intentional vehicle strike
Peoria DES parking lot (public location generalized)
Police said Noor Almaleki was intentionally struck by a Jeep driven by her father. A jury later convicted him of second-degree murder.

Convicted

Verification A · last reviewed 2026-09-18
CBS News source ↗
By year

Detailed cases currently identified by year

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Legal classification

Why the 2022 five-victim crash appears here

The November 2022 collision at 107th Avenue and Lone Cactus Drive killed five people. The driver later pleaded guilty to five counts of second-degree murder and received a 30-year sentence, so the directory follows the verified criminal disposition rather than classifying those deaths as ordinary traffic fatalities.

Methodology

Source-backed, not sensational

Murders Near Me uses police reporting, prosecutor and court records, public cold-case resources and reliable local journalism. Charges are presented as allegations unless a conviction is verified. Private-home pins are generalized, and deaths reported as suicide or officer-involved are kept outside the main murder-focused victim directory.

Is this every murder in Peoria since 1996?

No. This is the current verified research set. The remaining work is to reconcile historic Peoria Police cases against FBI/MAP and Arizona crime data.

Why include the 2022 fatal crash?

The driver pleaded guilty to five counts of second-degree murder. That verified disposition is why those five victims are included.

Are murder-suicide perpetrators counted?

No. The homicide victim can be included; a person whose death is reported as suicide is tracked separately.

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