Overview
- Officers responded just before 9 p.m. on Jan. 18 to a shots-fired call on Desert Bloom Street in Buckeye.
- A woman and her two adult children were inside when banging at the door preceded the forced entry, according to police.
- Investigators say a man in the home retrieved a handgun and shot the intruder as he stepped inside.
- First responders treated the wounded man, identified as Michael Diaz, 27, who was declared dead at the scene.
- Police report no injuries to the family, no indication they knew Diaz, and an active investigation with limited additional details released.