Yvette Appleby, 68, was shot and killed at her Peoria, Arizona, home on the evening of July 16, 2026. Police say a dispute between Appleby and her 53-year-old live-in boyfriend, David Koepke, escalated; Koepke called 911 at about 6:30 p.m. and told the dispatcher he had just shot his girlfriend. Officers found Appleby with multiple gunshot wounds to the torso; she was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced dead.

Koepke surrendered to responding officers without a struggle and was booked on one count of second-degree murder and held on $1 million bond. He told detectives he had been drinking—between eight and ten beers—and admitted he lost control as Appleby was walking away; he expressed regret but reportedly showed little emotion when told of her death. Police described the incident as isolated with no further threat to the public.

What information do readers have about Appleby or the neighborhood near 69th Avenue and Olive Avenue that could shed light on the days leading up to this killing?