A domestic disturbance in Peoria, Arizona, on the morning of May 21, 2026, ended with the death of 22-year-old Justice Parton. Police responded to a home near 91st Avenue and Beardsley Road about 9:30 a.m. after reports of a shooting. Officers found Parton inside with a fatal gunshot wound and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators quickly identified a suspect, 23-year-old Nickolas I. Benson, who was located shortly afterward. When confronted by police he was armed and appeared to be in crisis; officers de-escalated the situation and took him into custody. Benson and Parton were cousins. Two other people who were in the home were unharmed. Witnesses told investigators Benson video-called them after the shooting, allegedly showing Parton’s body and threatening to harm himself, and said Parton had told him to kill her.

Benson was booked into the Maricopa County Jail and faces felony counts including first-degree murder and manslaughter; bond was set at $1 million as detectives continue to process evidence and interview witnesses. Did anyone in the Peoria area know Justice or have information about what led to this family dispute?