In the early morning of February 28, 2026, 32-year-old Maria Lewis was shot dead on a residential street in Mesa, Arizona. Neighbors reported hearing a gunshot, and police who answered a 911 call about 2:45 a.m. found Lewis on a neighbor’s doorstep with a fatal gunshot wound; she was pronounced dead at the scene. The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.

The home where Lewis was found belonged to 47-year-old Dulance Morin, identified as a special agent for the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. Morin told investigators he was awakened by loud banging and yelling at his front door, retrieved his gun, warned the person that he was armed and would shoot, and later said the gun accidentally went off; he also said he did not recall the door opening or the actual moment of the shooting. Mesa detectives submitted a negligent homicide charge to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for review, and Morin has been placed on administrative leave while the prosecutor evaluates the evidence in light of Arizona’s Stand Your Ground and Castle Doctrine laws.

Does anyone have information about Maria Lewis, her last movements that night, or witnesses who heard or saw activity near East Kinetic Drive and South Reliance Way?