John Jack Moriarty was 53 when he was killed during a home invasion in Phoenix on February 27, 2015. A pastor known for helping former inmates and people experiencing homelessness lived near Monroe Street and 20th Avenue; that night two men broke into his home intending to rob it. When they encountered Moriarty and another man who lived there, a confrontation followed and Moriarty was shot and killed. The other resident suffered only minor injuries.

Phoenix police identified Jaime Sapien and Jesse Monroy as the intruders. Jesse Monroy was arrested in March 2015. Investigators also tied a third person, Nichole Coble, to the incident as the getaway driver. Sapien and Monroy were later convicted of 2nd-degree murder and 1st-degree burglary and received 30-year prison sentences; Coble was charged with 2nd-degree murder.