Queen Creek · Arizona

Murders in
Queen Creek, Arizona

Explore documented Queen Creek homicide cases by victim and year, with incident locations, case histories and source links. Records distinguish the town from nearby communities that share Queen Creek mailing addresses.

2documented victim records
0mapped locations
2years represented
Coverage note: Two documented victims are included so far; this is not a complete town homicide count. One victim is unnamed in the cited reports. Dates refer to the assault or crash, and records explain later deaths.
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2 records shown
2024-06-05

4-year-old girl (name not reported)

Fatal crash / murder conviction
Power Road and Hunt Highway
A child died after a driver struck the rear of a stopped minivan. A November 2025 report documents a second-degree murder conviction and a 20-year prison sentence.

Second-degree murder conviction reported in November 2025; subsequent appeals not checked

2025 conviction and sentencing ↗ Original crash investigation ↗
2023-10-28

Preston Lord, 16

Fatal assault
Near 194th Street and Via del Oro
Lord was assaulted after a Halloween party and died on October 30, two days later. His death was ruled a homicide. One defendant received a manslaughter sentence in 2025.

One manslaughter plea and sentence documented in 2025; other defendants faced charges in cited reporting; later case outcomes not comprehensively checked

Investigation, location and indictments ↗ 2025 case and sentencing update ↗
Queen Creek murders by year

Queen Creek homicide cases by year

Browse the years represented in the current directory. These are counts of records documented on this site, not official annual Queen Creek homicide totals.

20241 record
20231 record
Location matters

Queen Creek and nearby homicide reports

A Queen Creek mailing address or news category does not establish that an incident occurred inside town limits. The following cases are not included in the two-record town count.

Adrian Sylvester White

December 3, 2019. Reported body discovery near Valencia Avenue and Hunt Highway. The precise municipal location and the location of the killing still need verification.

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Tavion Jackson

May 29, 2019. Reported fatal shooting in San Tan Mountain Regional Park near Thompson Road and Brenner Pass Road. Town jurisdiction has not been established.

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How this directory is built

About the Queen Creek homicide data

Each included record has a documented victim, incident date, location and homicide basis in the linked reporting. A victim can be included when the case is identifiable but the cited reports omit the name; that omission is stated explicitly. Charges and convictions are distinguished, and status reflects dated reporting. Nearby cases with unresolved municipal locations are listed separately and excluded from the town count.

Is this a complete list of murders in Queen Creek?

No. This is an expanding directory, not an official homicide census. Two documented victims are included so far, including one child whose name is not provided in the cited reports.

Are the map pins exact crime-scene locations?

No map pins are assigned to these records yet. Written locations follow the cited reports, and precise scene coordinates have not been verified.

What is the difference between homicide and murder?

Homicide means one person caused another person’s death. Murder is a criminal legal classification. Case cards preserve distinctions such as homicide investigation, murder charge, conviction, unsolved case and murder-suicide rather than treating them as interchangeable.

Where do the Queen Creek case sources come from?

These records link to ABC15 reporting on police investigations and court outcomes. The page distinguishes named victims, a clearly labeled unnamed victim and nearby cases excluded from the town count.

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