A violent encounter in a north Phoenix parking lot ended with the death of 39-year-old Jessica Shukers on June 18, 2025. Police were called to the Desert Ridge Marketplace near the AMC theater about 9:40 p.m. after reports of a shooting. Officers found Shukers with at least one gunshot wound; she died at the scene despite first-responder efforts.

The suspect, 38-year-old ex-husband Justin Alan Creed, was still at the scene when police arrived and was taken into custody without incident. Investigators have classified the case as a domestic violence homicide; the two had been previously married and were divorced at the time. Creed was questioned and later booked on one count of murder. The investigation into the circumstances leading to the shooting is ongoing.

If anyone witnessed the incident at Desert Ridge Marketplace or has information about what happened that night, please come forward to investigators.