Daemon A. Petetan was 19 when he was found dead in the backyard of a Lake Havasu City residence from an apparent gunshot wound to the chest. The death occurred July 10, 2021; police received a 9-1-1 call about a shooting at about 1:20 a.m. that morning.

The Lake Havasu City Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit identified 18-year-old Carter Beckwith as the alleged suspect. Beckwith was located a few hours later in Parker, Arizona, where he was found sleeping in his vehicle and taken into custody; he was charged with first-degree murder.

Daemon was born April 3, 2002, in Lancaster, California, moved to Lake Havasu City in 2007, and graduated from high school there. He enjoyed working on cars, especially his 1995 Fox Body Mustang, playing basketball and video games, listening to music, collecting Jordans, shopping, and eating steak.

If anyone has information about Daemon’s death or the events that night, please share what you know.