On June 15, 2025, Troy Templeton, 62, and his wife Cynthia Templeton, 53, were found shot to death inside their home near Center Street and Main Street in Taylor, Arizona. The couple were discovered after Cynthia’s ex-husband arrived to drop off the two children they shared and found the front door open; he called police for a welfare check. A 21-year-old daughter with special needs was in the home and was physically unharmed.

Both Troy and Cynthia were members of the Arizona Rangers, a volunteer organization where they met and married a few years earlier. Investigators quickly identified a person of interest, Cynthia’s 23-year-old son Francis Alcantar-Chavez, and issued a nationwide alert. Two days later in Missouri state troopers spotted Alcantar-Chavez; after a pursuit he crashed his motorcycle into a trooper vehicle, fled on foot, fired a handgun and was shot and killed by troopers. A trooper sustained minor injuries from a bullet that struck his vest.

The primary suspect in the double homicide is deceased and the investigation is ongoing. If anyone knew Troy or Cynthia, or has information about the events leading up to June 15, please share what can help investigators.