Erick Prieto, 23, was found with a gunshot wound in the parking lot of the Wyngate at Sycamore Farms Apartments in Surprise, Arizona, on the morning of May 8, 2018. He was taken to a local hospital and died later that day. Police identified 44-year-old Michael Lee Peacock as a suspect after learning Prieto had been dating Peacock’s daughter and the two men were seen leaving the apartment together that morning; witnesses heard a loud bang shortly after they left.

Peacock reportedly fled the scene in a pickup truck and a warrant was issued charging him with premeditated first-degree murder. In conversations with his daughter and other family members, he reportedly admitted to shooting Prieto, saying he believed Prieto would ruin his daughter’s life. A multi-state manhunt followed; authorities thought he might be headed to Mexico or California.

Peacock was located the same day on Interstate 25 near Albuquerque, New Mexico. When U.S. Marshals approached, he fled on foot and then took his own life. Is there anyone who knew Erick or was in that apartment complex that morning who can shed light on what happened?