A domestic violence call on the morning of January 14, 2024, ended with two deaths in a north Phoenix home near Central Avenue and Union Hills Drive. Officers responding to reports that a man had said he’d killed his girlfriend and threatened to kill himself established a perimeter and tried to contact the residence by loudspeaker and phone but received no response. Detectives obtained a search warrant and entered the house.

Inside, investigators found 70-year-old Ila Washington dead of a gunshot wound and 59-year-old Darryle Mooney dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Detectives say Mooney is believed to have shot and killed Washington before taking his own life. Neighbors said police had been at the residence on prior occasions.

What details about Ila Washington’s life or the household might help explain what led to this murder-suicide, and can anyone who knew the occupants add information to the investigation?