A woman has been found dead in a Chandler apartment complex following a domestic disturbance call, with a man now in custody after he barricaded himself in a bathroom. According to ABC15, the Chandler Police Department received a call concerning an argument and a noise resembling a gunshot on the afternoon of July 25 near Arizona Avenue and Chandler Boulevard.
Officers arriving at the scene discovered the apartment door ajar and an unresponsive woman inside. She was quickly to be pulled outside and pronounced dead at the scene. ABC15 reported a second woman contacted the police to alert them that her son was armed, had locked himself in a bathroom, and was refusing to exit. The Chandler Police SWAT was subsequently called in, which utilized less-lethal tools and a police K9 to safely apprehend the man. He was later transported to a hospital due to injuries sustained during the arrest.
Inside the apartment, a handgun and a spent casing were found, hinting at a possible discharge of the firearm. At present, there has been no official confirmation if the woman succumbed to a gunshot wound, but her death is being treated as a homicide. The Chandler Police reassured the community that there is no ongoing threat following the incident.
"They screamed at me, telling me to go, go inside and stay safe or something, and then I saw that they had guns and barriers and a bunch of other stuff," recounted Alisson Garcia, a neighbor, to FOX 10 Phoenix. Another local resident, Danna Dominguez, noticed the heightened police presence as well, saying, "All we saw was little robots going around and drones up in the air." Despite the intense law enforcement activity, the identities of both the victim and the suspect have yet to be released, leaving many questions surrounding the circumstances of the woman's death unanswered.
While the relationship between the victim and the suspect has not been explicitly detailed, it is apparent they knew each other, as suggested by the Chandler Police Department's ongoing investigation. As the community grapples with the aftermath of this tragedy, further details are awaited to fully understand the narrative that unfolded on that fateful evening in Chandler.
