On the evening of June 19, 2022, Eric Sands, 38, was shot and killed outside the Phoenix apartment he had recently moved into with his girlfriend. Neighbors said the couple had been arguing loudly in the days before the attack. Witnesses reported that a 24-year-old man, identified as the girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend Taffari Celestine, drove from Tucson to confront them and was seen shooting Sands in the front yard near 19th Avenue and Buckeye Road.

After the initial shooting, the witness said Celestine forced 29-year-old Danica Aiken back into the apartment; screams and multiple gunshots were heard. Police found Sands dead on the front lawn from multiple gunshot wounds and discovered Aiken shot to death inside. Celestine was also found dead inside from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Friends and family later organized fundraisers to cover funeral costs, with remaining funds to benefit Aiken’s 11-year-old daughter.

Does anyone have information about the days leading up to the killings or recall seeing a confrontation near 19th Avenue and Buckeye Road on June 19, 2022?