Suspect arrested for fatally shooting relative in Peoria
Dec 23, 2024, 4:30 PM | Updated: Dec 26, 2024, 8:45 am
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.