Man killed, his teenage daughter wounded in Buckeye shooting
Father killed, teen daughter hurt in Buckeye shooting
A shooting early Thursday morning at a home near Verrado Way and McDowell Road left a man dead and his 17-year-old daughter wounded. Police say a suspect is in custody. FOX 10's Danielle Miller reports.
BUCKEYE, Ariz. - Police say a man is dead, and his teenage daughter is injured following a shooting early Thursday morning at a Buckeye home.
What we know:
Just before 1 a.m. on Aug. 27, Buckeye police say officers responded to the Sienna Hills neighborhood near Verrado Way and McDowell Road for reports of shots fired.
Once at the scene, officers found a 17-year-old girl with a gunshot wound. She was taken to a hospital with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries. Inside the home, police say the officers found the girl's father, who has since been identified as 36-year-old David Washington, dead from gunshot wounds.
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"That's the shooter"
What they're saying:
Police say the suspect, 22-year-old Jesus Lastra Perez, has been booked into jail for murder. A weapon was also recovered.
"We had a sergeant who was still in full uniform driving her marked vehicle, just got off shift and was on her way home when she heard the call kick out and realize that she was pretty close to the area where the incident had occurred," said Carissa Planalp, a Buckeye police spokesperson. "So she immediately responded to the areas. She encounters a lage group of people who are pointing to an individual. They say, ‘That’s the shooter. That's the shooter.'" The sergeant engages the suspect, gives him commands, and the suspect complies and was detained without any incident."
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There is no ongoing threat to the community.
"We realize this is a very large scene. It is very upsetting for people to wake up in the morning, first thing, seeing police lights outside their door," Planalp said. "We want people to understand that there is no ongoing threat to the community."
Dig deeper:
Police say a large, blended family lives at the home and investigators believe the shooting happened after a fight broke out inside. The suspect also lives at the home.
A double shooting on Aug. 27 in Buckeye left a man dead and his teen daughter wounded. (Buckeye Police Department)
What we don't know:
The injured teen girl wasn't identified, and the motive for the shooting is unknown.
Map of where the shooting happened:
The Source: Information for this story was gathered from statements made by Buckeye Police Department spokesperson Carissa Planalp at the shooting scene on Aug. 27, 2026.