{"id":301164,"date":"2025-10-13T23:41:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T23:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/301164\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T23:41:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T23:41:11","slug":"1-dead-1-arrested-in-deadly-family-argument-in-west-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/301164\/","title":{"rendered":"1 dead, 1 arrested in deadly family argument in west Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOENIX \u2014 One man is dead and another is in custody after a family argument in west Phoenix turned deadly on Sunday night, authorities said.<\/p>\n

According to the Phoenix Police Department, 31-year-old Brandon Alvarez was arrested for shooting and killing his stepfather Jaunarius Moreno.<\/p>\n

Alvarez faces second-degree murder charges for the fatal shooting, police said.<\/p>\n

What led to the deadly shooting in west Phoenix?<\/p>\n

Officers reportedly responded to a home near 39th and Maryland avenues<\/a> for reports of a shooting around 7:35 p.m.<\/p>\n

According to Phoenix police, they detained Alvarez who called and told 911 operators he shot his 57-year-old stepfather.<\/p>\n

Officers then cleared the home and found Moreno in the backyard suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, police said.<\/p>\n

The Phoenix Fire Department responded and pronounced Moreno dead on the scene.<\/p>\n

Police said that preliminary information suggests that Alvarez and Moreno were verbally arguing in the backyard when the disagreement escalated and Alvarez pulled out a firearm and shot Moreno.<\/p>\n

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