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Murders in
Peoria, Arizona

Explore a growing, source-backed directory of homicide victims in Peoria. Records include approximate public locations, case-status language, and source links. Murder convictions and murder charges are separated from unresolved homicides, self-defense disputes, suicides and officer-involved deaths.

30detailed victim records
28Level A records
11years 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.
Peoria case directory

Documented homicide cases

Approximate public locationsPrivate homes generalized
30 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.
Verification A · last verified 2026-09-18
Arizona's Family source ↗
2026-06-01

Jackson Berry, 31

Shooting and stabbing
Near 124th Drive & Hummingbird Terrace
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.
Verification A · last verified 2026-09-18
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.
Verification A · last verified 2026-09-18
Arizona's Family source ↗
2026-03-31

Fraser Turk, 63

Double homicide
Near 83rd Avenue & Jomax Road
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.
Verification A · last verified 2026-09-18
FOX 10 Phoenix source ↗
2026-03-31

Tina Turk, 56

Double homicide
Near 83rd Avenue & Jomax Road
Police said Tina Turk and Fraser Turk were killed inside their Peoria home. Their son was arrested on two first-degree murder charges.
Verification A · last verified 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.
Verification A · last verified 2026-09-18
Arizona's Family source ↗
2025-09-14

Casey Orlowski, 64

Fatal shooting
Near 83rd Avenue & Happy Valley Road
Police said Orlowski was fatally shot at a north Peoria home. His stepson was arrested on charges including second-degree murder.
Verification A · last verified 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.
Verification A · last verified 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.
Verification A · last verified 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.
Verification A · last verified 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.
Verification A · last verified 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.
Verification A · last verified 2026-09-18
Arizona's Family source ↗
2023-10-25

Elizabeth Grewell, 50

Murder-suicide
Near 83rd Avenue & Pinnacle Peak Road
Peoria police said William Grewell shot his wife Elizabeth before turning the gun on himself at their north Peoria home.
Verification A · last verified 2026-09-18
Arizona's Family source ↗
2023-08-28

Tammi Keckler, 57

Double homicide
Near 79th Lane & Jomax Road
Peoria police said Tammi Keckler and her husband William were fatally shot at their home. Their son was arrested on two homicide charges.
Verification A · last verified 2026-09-18
KTAR source ↗
2023-08-28

William Keckler, 60

Double homicide
Near 79th Lane & Jomax Road
Peoria police said William Keckler and Tammi Keckler were fatally shot at their home. Their son was arrested on two homicide charges.
Verification A · last verified 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.
Verification A · last verified 2026-09-18
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.
Verification A · last verified 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.
Verification A · last verified 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.
Verification A · last verified 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.
Verification A · last verified 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.
Verification A · last verified 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.
Verification A · last verified 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.
Verification A · last verified 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.
Verification B · last verified 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.
Verification A · last verified 2026-09-18
ABC News source ↗
2019-05-05

Carin Donnelly, 39

Murder-suicide
Near Happy Valley Road & Vistancia Boulevard
MCSO said Carin Donnelly was shot and killed by her husband, James Donnelly, who then shot himself.
Verification A · last verified 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.
Verification A · last verified 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.
Verification B · last verified 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.
Verification A · last verified 2026-09-18
ABC15 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.
Verification A · last verified 2026-09-18
CBS News source ↗
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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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