Police said officers responded to a domestic violence call near Reems and Greenway roads before one man was shot by officers.
SURPRISE, AZ — A father and son died Saturday evening after a domestic violence call in Surprise led officers into a home, where police shot the son and later found the father dead, authorities said.
The shooting happened during a family dispute in a West Valley neighborhood and is now under outside review. Surprise police said officers were called to the home at about 6:30 p.m. after reports that an argument between the two men had turned violent. No officers were injured, and police said there was no continuing threat to nearby residents.
Police said the call came from a family member who was not inside the home when the violence began. The home is near Reems and Greenway roads, an area of Surprise lined with residential streets and single-family houses. Surprise Police Sgt. Rick Hernandez said the early information showed a father and son had been arguing before multiple gunshots were heard inside the home. Officers arrived, entered the house and encountered the son. At some point after they went inside, officers fired and struck him. He died at the scene, Hernandez said. The father was found dead nearby inside the residence. Police did not immediately say whether the father had been shot before officers entered, or whether officers saw him before the gunfire involving police.
Authorities had not released the names or ages of either man as of Sunday, and police did not immediately describe the weapon or weapons recovered from the home. Officials also had not said how many officers fired, how many shots were fired by police, or whether body-camera video captured the encounter. Police said the father’s death and the officer-involved shooting are both under investigation. Early statements from police focused on the order of events: a domestic violence call, reports of shots fired, officers entering the home, the son being shot by police and the father being found dead inside. Investigators were still working to determine what happened before officers arrived and what led to each death.
The shooting drew a large police response Saturday evening. Video and photos from the scene showed police tape blocking part of 152nd Lane after the incident. The home sits in Surprise, a fast-growing city northwest of Phoenix that is part of the metropolitan area’s West Valley. Domestic violence calls are among the most volatile calls police handle because officers can arrive while a dispute is still unfolding, while weapons may be present and while family members may be inside or nearby. In this case, police said the initial call involved a father and son, not strangers, and that the person who contacted officers was outside the home when the call was made.
The Glendale Police Department is leading the shooting investigation under West Valley Investigative Response Team protocols. Those teams are commonly used in the region so that an agency not directly involved in the shooting reviews the actions of the officers who fired. Investigators are expected to examine 911 records, radio traffic, officer statements, any body-camera or surveillance video, physical evidence inside the home and autopsy findings from the medical examiner. Police had not announced any arrests or criminal charges because both people directly identified in the dispute were dead. Officials also had not released a schedule for the next public briefing.
Neighbors and drivers in the area saw officers close off part of the neighborhood as investigators worked around the home. The scene remained focused on one residence, and police said there was no broader danger to the public after the shooting. Hernandez said officers were called for a domestic violence incident and that the facts leading up to the deaths were still being sorted out. Police did not say whether anyone else was inside the home when officers entered. They also did not say whether the family member who called police witnessed any part of the argument or heard the shots from outside.
The case remained active Sunday, with the Glendale Police Department handling the officer-involved shooting review and Surprise police continuing to release only limited details. The next major update is expected when authorities identify the two men or explain what evidence shows happened inside the home before officers opened fire.
Author note: Last updated June 14, 2026.