In the early morning hours of September 16, 2026, a domestic dispute in a Glendale, Arizona home shattered the morning quiet and ended in the tragic death of 54-year-old Steven Landos. The residence, located near 61st Avenue and Bloomfield Road, was shared by Steven, his older brother Terry Landos, and their mother. A violent altercation erupted between the two brothers within a bedroom of the house, a confrontation that would prove to be fatal.
Their mother, present in the home at the time, was the one to alert authorities, her 911 call reporting a fight between her sons followed by the chilling sound of a single gunshot.
Upon their arrival at the scene, Glendale police officers discovered Steven Landos inside the bedroom, unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene, the victim of a deadly dispute with his own brother. The suspect, 64-year-old Terry Landos, had fled the residence in a white van before law enforcement arrived. The Glendale Police Department had a history of service calls to the home, with prior altercations and criminal activity involving the two brothers noted in official reports.
The search for Terry Landos was swift and employed modern police technology. Investigators from Glendale's Real Time Crime Center utilized license plate reader technology and a drone to track the white van. Within a short period, Terry was located in a wash area near 163rd Avenue and Grand Avenue in the nearby city of Surprise. When undercover detectives and a deputy with the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force attempted to make contact, Terry Landos brandished a handgun. This action resulted in an officer-involved shooting, and Terry Landos was struck by police gunfire. He was pronounced dead at the scene, bringing a violent end to the tragic events he had set in motion earlier that day. The investigation into the officer-involved shooting is being handled by the West Valley Incident Response Team and the Goodyear Police Department to ensure impartiality. With the suspect deceased, the case of Steven Landos's death concluded without an arrest, trial, or conviction, leaving behind a family shattered by a brother's deadly actions.
