The man, Edgar Ledezma Garcia, who was the subject of a shooting call last month where a Phoenix police officer fatally shot the wrong man has been charged with felony murder.
Garcia on multiple felony charges stemming from a January 2026 incident in which Christian Diaz Rendon died.
On January 26, 2026 Garcia shot up a home near 75th Avenue and Lower Buckeye in Laveen. He then broke into the home and shot someone inside. Phoenix Police were called out to the home and when officers arrived, one officer shot and killed another person, Christian Diaz Rendon, inside the house. Garcia is being prosecuted under felony murder, a law that allows a defendant to be charged with first degree murder if a death occurs during the commission of a dangerous felony.
Garcia is charged with the following offenses:
One Count of First-Degree Murder, a Class One Dangerous Felony
One Count of Burglary in the First Degree, a Class Two Dangerous Felony
One Count of Kidnapping, a Class Two Dangerous Felony
One Count of Discharge of a Firearm at a Structure, a Class Two Dangerous Felony
Three Counts of Discharge of a Firearm at a Structure, a Class Three Dangerous Felony
Three Counts of Discharge of Aggravated Assault, a Class Three Dangerous Felony
One Count of Disorderly Conduct, a Class Six Dangerous Felony
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