In the early morning hours of December 19, 2023, 29-year-old David Cordova was shot at an apartment complex near 31st Avenue and Washington Street in Phoenix. Officers arrived just before 8 a.m. and found Cordova with a gunshot wound; he was taken to a nearby hospital and later pronounced dead. Family called him Sonny and described him as funny, loving, caring, and an amazing father to his three sons.

Detectives identified 46-year-old Henry Celaya as the person allegedly responsible and located him at a residence near 33rd Avenue and Washington Street; he was arrested without incident and booked into the Maricopa County Jail. Reports indicate the shooting occurred during a robbery attempt and that Cordova was shot in the chest while sleeping in the apartment.

If anyone has information about the events that led to Cordova’s death or the people involved, please share what is known.