Matthew Flores, 27, is being sought by police as the primary suspect in the deaths of two people whose bodies were discovered in the backyard of a family's Litchfield Park, Arizona, home on Thursday, August 6, 2026.
According to the Avondale Police Department, Matthew is a suspect because it is thought that he left the country before authorities examined the house.
When worried family members couldn't get in touch with a husband, wife, and their adult son, Matthew Flores, they sought a welfare check, which sparked the investigation.
The house was empty when the Avondale police searched it. Instead, a lot of evidence that someone had tried to tidy up the scene was found by detectives. Based on information received, authorities verified that the family seems to have vanished under dubious circumstances.
The investigation astonished the neighbors, who described the neighborhood as peaceful. At the time of the occurrence, two neighbors independently reported seeing a suspicious car driving around the neighborhood.
The day before the cops arrived, a neighbor claimed to have heard someone yell, "Please stop." She didn't believe it could be related at first, dismissing it as possibly coming from a local middle school.
Police said that the case is currently being looked into as a double homicide. The husband and wife's names are being kept secret at their family's request, and the victims have not been officially identified.
Authorities stressed that they believe this was an isolated event and that there is no continuing threat to the public, and no more statements regarding the parents are currently being made.
You can contact the Avondale Police Department at 623-333-7001 or Silent Witness if you have any information about Matthew Flores' whereabouts.
