Jesus Lastra Perez, 22, was arrested after fatally shooting 36-year-old David Washington just before 1 a.m. Thursday at a home in the Sienna Hills neighborhood of Buckeye, officials said. Buckeye police identified Perez as Washington’s former stepson and said the shooting occurred following reports of shots fired at the residence.
The fatal shooting occurred just before 1 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, at a home in the Sienna Hills neighborhood of Buckeye, near the intersection of Verrado Way and McDowell Road, according to Buckeye police. Officers were dispatched to the residence following reports of shots fired, officials said. A 17-year-old girl, identified as Washington’s daughter, was also found inside the home with gunshot wounds and was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Upon arrival, responding officers found 36-year-old David Washington dead at the scene.
Buckeye police identified the suspect as 22-year-old Jesus Lastra Perez, who was detained near the scene shortly after the shooting by a Buckeye police sergeant who had just ended her shift and was nearby, according to authorities. Perez was arrested and booked into jail on murder charges in connection with Washington’s death, officials confirmed. Investigators recovered a weapon believed to have been used in the shooting, FOX 10 Phoenix reported.
Police described the incident as a homicide involving a family relationship between the victim and the suspect. Perez was identified as Washington’s former stepson and the son of Washington’s ex-wife, indicating a prior stepfather-stepson relationship, according to Buckeye police and local media reports. Authorities said the shooting followed an argument inside the home among people who all lived there, emphasizing the domestic nature of the incident.
The 17-year-old girl injured in the shooting is Washington’s daughter, and all parties involved were residents of the same household, police said. The motive for the shooting has not been publicly disclosed, and officials have not provided further details regarding the circumstances leading to the argument and subsequent shooting, according to FOX 10 Phoenix.
The case is part of a series of serious violent incidents in Buckeye in 2026, with the Buckeye Police Department listing ongoing homicide investigations on its official channels. As of Aug. 28, 2026, no additional suspects have been named in connection with this shooting. Police continue to investigate the incident to determine the full circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting and the injury of the teen girl.
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