On the afternoon of May 10, 2023, police in Goodyear, Arizona, responded to a residence near Sarival Avenue and Elwood Street and found two people dead of gunshot wounds. The victims were identified as 18-year-old Desert Edge High School student Aaliyah M. Anderson and her 41-year-old stepfather, John D. Castro.

Investigators and the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s autopsy indicated a murder-suicide: Castro is believed to have shot Aaliyah and then turned the gun on himself. Authorities did not release a specific motive. The Agua Fria School District offered counseling to students and staff, and neighbors said the family had seemed nice and that children from the household were often seen playing outside.

If anyone knew Aaliyah or saw anything in that neighborhood around May 10, 2023, please share what might help the investigation.