Police identify, arrest suspect in Ahwatukee shooting that left 37-year-old man dead

PHOENIX — Authorities said Friday they identified the suspect in a mid-December 2025 Ahwatukee shooting that left a man dead.

Phoenix police officers responded to calls of a shooting near 44th Street and Chandler Boulevard shortly after midnight on Dec. 12, 2025.

They found 37-year-old David Martin with at least one gunshot wound, according to police. Martin was pronounced dead on scene.

The Phoenix Police Department announced Friday that the suspect, 49-year-old Keith Farrow, was found and arrested in Massachusetts Tuesday.

Farrow will be extradited to Arizona to face homicide-related charges.

Police said they were assisted in their search by the Massachusetts State Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

KTAR News’ Payne Moses contributed to this report.

This is an updated version of a story originally published on Dec. 12, 2025.

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