On the night of January 26, 2026, a Phoenix family’s home near 75th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road was attacked by a gunman who allegedly fired up to 20 rounds and forced entry through a sliding glass door. With nearly a dozen people inside, including young children, 33-year-old Edgar Garcia allegedly shot one of Rendon’s stepsons in the ankle before Christian Diaz Rendon, 36, and his uncle wrestled the firearm away and pinned Garcia to the floor.

Rendon then called 911. When Phoenix police arrived, relatives say they repeatedly told officers the intruder was restrained and to not shoot. An officer standing outside a doorway fired one shot that struck Rendon as he held Garcia down; Rendon was pronounced dead at the scene. The Phoenix Police Chief later confirmed the officer had shot the wrong person. The Arizona Department of Public Safety is now investigating the officer-involved shooting, and Garcia was taken into custody on charges that include aggravated assault, burglary, and murder based on felony-murder provisions.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who were near that intersection that night and can add detail about the sequence of events when police arrived?