Luis Rene Duarte, 50, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the chest in the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 28, 2022, inside a residence near 167th and Hilton avenues in Goodyear. Officers had earlier been called to the same home for a verbal family argument before returning and discovering Duarte unresponsive.

Authorities quickly treated the shooting as arising from a domestic dispute and identified 48-year-old Dulcenia Edwards of Surprise, described as Duarte’s ex-girlfriend with whom he shared at least one child, as the suspect. Edwards was located and arrested the same day; one of her daughters told investigators her mother called and confessed to the shooting. Edwards was booked on a second-degree murder charge with bond set at $1 million. Reports say Edwards at one point claimed the shooting was in self-defense but declined to answer further questions.

If anyone knew Luis, Dulcenia, or witnessed the events at that home around June 28, 2022, please share what you know.