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Charon Mayo

Case from Buckeye, AZ dated Jan 17, 2023

Victim Details

Charon Mayo

Female

Black / African American

Buckeye

AZ

2023-01-17

52

Charon

Mayo

Yes

07/05/2026

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In the early morning hours of January 17, 2023, 52-year-old Charon Mayo, a Black female, was shot and killed in her Buckeye, Arizona, home. The tragic incident unfolded after days of arguments with her husband, 54-year-old Hercelyn Mayo, stemming from her desire for a divorce. While the couple's neighbors described them as a seemingly regular family, a darker reality was brewing within their home.

The disagreement reached a fatal climax when Hercelyn shot Charon multiple times as she lay ...
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  • FOX 10 Phoenix: Man admits to shooting his wife in Buckeye, police say
  • Woman shot, killed near Verrado Way and Yuma Road; police investigating
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    Does anyone else find it unsettling that Charon was found as if she was trying to sleep? It makes me... ...Read More
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