Suspect arrested for fatally shooting relative in Peoria

PHOENIX — A Phoenix man was arrested after allegedly shooting and killing his relative in Peoria on Saturday night.

Officers responded to a shooting call near 83rd and Olive avenues in Peoria around 11 p.m., according to the Peoria Police Department.

After arriving, officers found 45-year-old Warren Honeywood from Buckeye lying on the floor inside a home suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Authorities treated Honeywood before he ultimately died at the scene.

What do authorities believe led up to the Peoria shooting?

Authorities believe a domestic violence incident between Honeywood and another individual was taking place in a bedroom when a relative later identified as 19-year-old Joshua Mayfield-Chavez Jr. confronted Honeywood and shot him.

Mayfield-Chavez Jr. was later arrested in Phoenix by Peoria police without incident, according to authorities.

After being transported to the Peoria Police Department, Mayfield-Chavez Jr. faces charges of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, disorderly conduct with a weapon, discharging a firearm in city limits and endangerment.

No other information was made available.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Related

Glendale man taken into custody after allegedly killing fatherPedestrian dies after getting hit by 2 vehicles on Phoenix streetHow to protect your dog from venomous snakes in Arizona10-year-old boy hospitalized after mountain rescue on Camelback’s Echo Canyon TrailHeat wave expected to bring record-breaking temps, heighten wildfire risk to parts of US2 contemporary fashion brands to make Arizona debuts at Scottsdale Quarter