39 records shown
2015-05-23
Alexandra Velazco-Tercerro, 3
Surprise residence (private location generalized)
Alexandra died after prolonged abuse, starvation and other injuries at a Surprise home. Her mother pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, and her father was convicted of first-degree murder in 2025 and sentenced to natural life plus 57 years.
Maricopa County Attorney source ↗
2026-06-13
Ruben Garcia, 63
Near Greenway Road & Reems Road (private residence generalized) · ZIP 85374
Police said retired Maricopa County sheriff’s deputy Ruben Garcia was shot and killed by his son during a family incident. Responding officers later shot and killed the son.
FOX 10 Phoenix source ↗
2026-03-21
Davaress Bolden, 42
Brookside II Sports Bar & Grill, near Bell & Reems · ZIP 85374
Bolden was shot during a fight outside Brookside II Sports Bar & Grill and later died. Police sought witnesses and said the case remained under active investigation; incident 260300969.
Arizona's Family source ↗
Avilla Meadows Apartments, near Waddell & Reems roads · ZIP 85379
Police said Jason Pine was fatally shot after an argument with his brother at a Surprise apartment complex. His brother was booked on charges including second-degree murder.
Arizona's Family source ↗
2025-06-11
Sean Hernandez, 53
Cottonwood / Nash area, near Dysart & Bell · ZIP 85378
Hernandez was found dead in the front yard of a Surprise home. Months later police arrested his cousin; reporting said the autopsy showed multiple stab wounds and a second-degree murder charge was filed.
Arizona's Family source ↗
2025-05-27
Tyrone Lee Wetzler, 28
Church near 113th–115th Avenue & Bell Road · ZIP 85378
Wetzler was found stabbed to death in a church parking lot. Police arrested Kahpri Wells and reported charges of first-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Arizona's Family source ↗
2025-05-14
Alison Gregory, 41
Near Loop 303 & Peoria Avenue (private residence generalized) · ZIP 85388
Police said Gregory was killed at her Surprise home. Her husband was later found with her body in her vehicle in Mohave County and was booked on charges including second-degree murder.
ABC15 source ↗
2025-05-02
Maya Modrzejewski, 3
Surprise residence (private location generalized)
Arizona DCS reported that Maya was critically injured after being shot by her father on May 2 and died May 5. A grand jury indicted her father on first-degree murder and child-abuse charges.
Arizona Department of Child Safety source ↗
2025-02-09
Janice Laborin, 41
Elm Street near Dysart Road, south of Bell Road · ZIP 85378
Laborin was shot while in a parked car in a driveway and died at a hospital two days later. Police arrested Michael Lopez Jr. on charges including murder.
Arizona's Family source ↗
2025-01-17
Logan Metcalf, 29
Grand Village / near Reems Road & Grand Avenue · ZIP 85374
Metcalf was fatally stabbed outside a sports grill in the Grand Village shopping center. Police arrested a suspect and reported a second-degree murder charge.
Arizona's Family source ↗
2024-09-23
Daniel Roman, 43
QuikTrip near Loop 303 & Bell Road · ZIP 85374
Surprise police said Lucas Izzo shot Roman multiple times outside a QuikTrip without provocation, then died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Arizona's Family source ↗
2024-09-19
Isaiah Rivera, 35
Near Greenway Road & Grand Avenue · ZIP 85374
Rivera was shot at a Surprise home on Sept. 19 and died Sept. 27. Police arrested Roger Diaz and said the charge was changed to first-degree murder after Rivera died.
Arizona's Family source ↗
2024-07-27
James Nicholas Solano-Aguilar, 33
Near 163rd Avenue & Grand Avenue · ZIP 85387
Police said Solano-Aguilar was shot multiple times during an apparent road-rage encounter. An 18-year-old later turned himself in and was booked on a second-degree murder charge.
FOX 10 Phoenix source ↗
2024-07-02
De’Von Jones, 18
Near 168th Avenue & Jenan Drive · ZIP 85388
Jones was shot during a house party in Surprise and later died. Police arrested a suspect; later reporting described a self-defense claim that remained a matter for the criminal case.
Gun Violence Memorial source ↗
2024-06-20
Shirley Germenis, 79
Near Sunrise Boulevard & Goldwater Ridge Drive · ZIP 85374
Police said Shirley Germenis was fatally shot by her husband, Dionysios Germenis, who then died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Arizona's Family source ↗
Surprise residence (private location generalized)
Arizona DCS determined Alec and his sister Lydia died from gunshot wounds inflicted by their father, who was also found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Arizona Department of Child Safety source ↗
Surprise residence (private location generalized)
Arizona DCS determined Lydia and her brother Alec died from gunshot wounds inflicted by their father, who was also found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Arizona Department of Child Safety source ↗
2024-01-01
Xavier Elias, 20
Near Greenway Road & Grand Avenue · ZIP 85374
An argument between neighbors ended in an exchange of gunfire. Elias was shot and later died. Police arrested Manuel Vera Gonzales; reporting said he faced a second-degree murder charge.
FOX 10 Phoenix source ↗
2023-10-18
Nicholas Leone, 58
Near 174th Avenue & Greenway Road · ZIP 85388
Police said Nicholas and his twin brother Michael exchanged gunfire during an argument. Nicholas died at the scene. Michael was booked on a second-degree murder charge; court-document reporting also described Michael's self-defense claim.
Arizona's Family source ↗
2022-07-03
Carl Dinora, 38
Near US 60 / Grand Avenue & Reems Road · ZIP 85374
Police said Jason Hunt opened fire at a gathering. Dinora and Conrradito Ochoa Navarro were killed. An injured attendee then shot Hunt; police said people who fought Hunt were acting in self-defense.
ABC15 source ↗
2022-07-03
Conrradito Ochoa Navarro, 41
Near US 60 / Grand Avenue & Reems Road · ZIP 85374
Police said Jason Hunt opened fire at a gathering. Ochoa Navarro and Carl Dinora were killed. An injured attendee then shot Hunt; police said people who fought Hunt were acting in self-defense.
ABC15 source ↗
2020-08-24
Lisa Ann Hollingsworth, 55
Surprise residence (private location generalized)
Public reporting and memorial records identify Hollingsworth as a Surprise homicide victim on Aug. 24, 2020. A Surprise man was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in his wife's death.
Gun Violence Memorial source ↗
2019-12-27
Faith Villanueva, 18
Near Litchfield Road & Waddell Road · ZIP 85379
Police found Villanueva and former boyfriend Jafar Tigue shot inside a vehicle after a witness reported a man forcing a woman into a car. Later reporting described Villanueva as the victim in a relationship marked by domestic violence.
FOX 10 Phoenix source ↗
2019-08-16
George Urena, 39
Citrus / Happy Valley area · ZIP 85387
Urena was fatally shot during an argument with his girlfriend. Surprise police arrested Lorraine Duarte Nila on a second-degree murder charge.
ABC15 source ↗
2019-06-20
Joseph Hutchinson, 26
Near Waddell Road & Bullard Avenue · ZIP 85379
Hutchinson and Ricardo De La Isla were killed during what Surprise police described as an attempted robbery. A man was taken into custody and faced murder charges.
ABC15 source ↗
2019-06-20
Ricardo De La Isla, 29
Near Waddell Road & Bullard Avenue · ZIP 85379
De La Isla and Joseph Hutchinson were killed during what Surprise police described as an attempted robbery. A man was taken into custody and faced murder charges.
ABC15 source ↗
2018-09-26
Joel Sanchez, 19
Parkview Place & Greenway Road area · ZIP 85374
Surprise officers found Sanchez injured near Parkview Place and Greenway Road. He died at a hospital. Silent Witness lists unknown suspect(s), case 2018-2970.
Silent Witness source ↗
2018-08-13
Samuel Zeldin, 26
Near Greenway Road & Reems Road · ZIP 85374
Police said Zeldin was intentionally struck by a vehicle after an argument in a parking lot. He died a week later and a second-degree murder charge was added.
KTAR source ↗
2018-07-20
Frank Pineda, 41
Near Citrus Road & Grand Avenue · ZIP 85387
Pineda was fatally shot during an altercation with a repairman. The shooter was initially charged with second-degree murder; later reporting documented an acquittal after a self-defense claim.
ABC15 source ↗
2018-05-08
Erick Prieto, 23
Near Loop 303 & Peoria Avenue · ZIP 85388
Prieto was shot at an apartment complex near Loop 303 and Peoria Avenue and later died. Surprise police identified a suspect who later died by suicide in New Mexico.
FOX 10 Phoenix source ↗
2017-10-18
Daniel Centeno, 41
Near Happy Valley Road & 181st Drive · ZIP 85387
A published cold-case summary says Centeno was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound in the yard of a residence near Happy Valley Road and 181st Drive.
SpotCrime cold-case mirror source ↗
2017-06-06
Amal Bahjat, 57
Near 175th Avenue & Greenway Road · ZIP 85388
Bahjat was found dead inside her Surprise home. Police investigated the death as a homicide. A later federal court opinion states that her death was ruled a homicide and the investigation remained open with no charge at that time.
ABC15 source ↗
2016-09-14
Margie Yaw-Mehlos, 46
Surprise roadway (exact location generalized)
Police said a 19-year-old driver intentionally caused a four-vehicle collision in an alleged suicide attempt. Yaw-Mehlos died and the driver was booked on suspicion of second-degree murder.
FOX 10 Phoenix source ↗
2016-02-09
Barbara Leslie, 70
Sun City Grand area, near 15500 W Agua Linda Lane · ZIP 85374
Leslie and visiting friend Ruth Schwed were found fatally shot during an apparent home-invasion robbery. Two men were charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
FOX 10 Phoenix source ↗
2016-02-09
Ruth Schwed, 75
Sun City Grand area, near 15500 W Agua Linda Lane · ZIP 85374
Schwed, visiting from Albuquerque, and Barbara Leslie were found fatally shot at Leslie’s Surprise home. Two men were charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
FOX 10 Phoenix source ↗
2014-06-09
William "Billy" Kling, 41
Near 219th Avenue & Sun Valley Parkway · ZIP 85387
Kling, Lisa Baker and Garth Tuggle were found shot and burned inside a stolen vehicle. Silent Witness lists the suspect as unknown and case number 2014-1964.
Silent Witness source ↗
2014-06-09
Lisa M. Baker, 57
Near 219th Avenue & Sun Valley Parkway · ZIP 85387
Baker, William Kling and Garth Tuggle were found shot and burned inside a stolen vehicle. Silent Witness lists the suspect as unknown and case number 2014-1964.
Silent Witness source ↗
2014-06-09
Garth Easton Tuggle, 25
Near 219th Avenue & Sun Valley Parkway · ZIP 85387
Tuggle, William Kling and Lisa Baker were found shot and burned inside a stolen vehicle. Silent Witness lists the suspect as unknown and case number 2014-1964.
Silent Witness source ↗
2012-06-03
Name not released in source, 20
Surprise residence (party location not published)
Surprise police said a 20-year-old man died after being shot during a large party. Police forwarded a second-degree murder charge against Manuel Acosta to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.
KTAR / Associated Press source ↗