An Arizona mother shot and killed her two young children before taking her own life on May 25, 2026, after allegedly opening fire on her husband and another woman outside a sports bar in Glendale, Arizona.
Phoenix police identified the woman as Andrea Clarice Davis who was 38. Her victims were her 10-year-old son and her 18-month-old daughter. The incident unfolded in the early hours of the morning, beginning at a Glendale sports bar and ending at the family’s home near Bell Road and 51st Avenue in northwest Phoenix.
Davis allegedly shot at her husband Nolan and another woman outside the bar before fleeing. Nolan was unharmed, but the other woman was shot in the back of the head, though she did not suffer life-threatening injuries, according to AZFamily.
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After fleeing the bar, Davis texted her husband warning him that she was going to hurt their children. Glendale police, who were already aware of the threat, immediately alerted Phoenix police. By the time officers arrived at the family’s home, they had to force their way inside, where they found Davis and both children dead.
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“Officers forced their way into the home and that’s when they encountered this horrific situation,” Glendale police spokesperson Jose Santiago told AZFamily. All three were pronounced dead at the scene by the Phoenix Fire Department.
Here are 5 things to know about her:
- Andrea Clarice Davis was 38 years old at the time of the incident, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
- Davis was a mother of two, a 10-year-old son and an 18-month-old daughter and both of whom she allegedly shot and killed inside their Phoenix home.
- Davis was married to Nolan Davis and the two were in the process of separating at the time of the incident, according to his cousin Felicia Queen, who spoke to the Arizona Republic.
- Before killing her children, Davis allegedly fired shots at her husband Nolan and another woman outside a Glendale sports bar. Davis then fled the scene and texted him saying she was going to harm their children and later sent him a picture of one of the children bleeding from the head, as per KTAR.
- Her handgun was recovered inside Davis’s home during the execution of a search warrant.
