A family gathering in Glendale, Arizona, on August 25, 2022, ended with the death of 48-year-old Antonio Vargas Granados. The incident began with a 911 call placed by his son, Rafael Vargas-Olvera, who said he had been stabbed. When officers arrived near 67th and Glendale avenues, Rafael was uncooperative and admitted to shooting the person he said had stabbed him. Gunfire then erupted from inside the house, and the situation escalated into a prolonged standoff that drew SWAT teams and a police perimeter.

According to police, Rafael fired at officers during the standoff, and later emerged from the backyard armed with a rifle. Two SWAT members on nearby rooftops shot him. Once the scene was secured, officers found Antonio Vargas Granados dead inside the home. Rafael Vargas-Olvera was critically injured, hospitalized for nearly two months, and after his release was booked on multiple felony charges, including homicide and attempted murder of a police officer, held on a $1 million cash-only bond. No officers were injured.

If anyone was at that gathering or has information about what led to the shooting, please share what is known.