Trooper Tyler James Edenhofer

Tyler James Edenhofer

Trooper Tyler Edenhofer was shot and killed after he and several officers responded to reports of a subject throwing objects at vehicles on I-10, near Avondale Boulevard in Goodyear, at approximately 10:00 pm.

Three Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers and two Goodyear Police Department officers responded to the scene and attempted to take the subject into custody. The man resisted arrest and engaged the officers in a struggle that lasted several minutes. The subject was able to obtain one of the officers' duty weapons during the struggle and opened fire, killing Trooper Edenhofer and wounding another Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper.

The suspect, 20, with a history of mental illness, was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder. In 2025, he pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of second-degree murder and was sentenced to 35 years in prison.

Trooper Edenhofer was a United States Navy veteran and had graduated from the police academy only three months earlier. He was on his last night of field training at the time of the incident. He was survived by his parents, sisters, brother, and fiancée.