High-profile lawyer shot to death at Arcadia home; brother in custody

March 22, 2025

Phoenix police say evidence at the scene suggested that the suspect was the victim’s brother, 49-year-old Christopher Arthur Eaves. During the investigation, Christopher reportedly returned to the scene with other family members and was taken into custody.

Police say he refused to answer questions and will be booked into jail on charges including murder.

The Arcadia neighborhood is home to many well-known residents, including former Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Shelby Miller.

“I just saw a helicopter flying around. Apparently, someone’s been shot,” Miller told reporters.

He was seen in early April preparing to sit down for his first interview since his arrest with AZ Family, before growing emotional and storming off. The outlet said he agreed to sit with crime correspondent Briana Whitney, but as her cameras were rolling while he set up, Eaves lost his temper.

'Are any of you working for a law enforcement agency or working on behalf of a law enforcement organization?' the suspect asked the camera crew.

Eaves then insisted on their being 'no walk-in footage', and said that he wouldn't be sitting for the interview at all unless he was given another set of clothes.

'I need to be afforded a suit of clothes for any interviews I was going to (do),' he said. 'I don’t wanna take interviews in these clothes, so no footage.

Eaves went into a shocking rant claiming he had been denied his rights, before he was escorted out of the room as the planned interview was dramatically called off.

After Eaves insisted that he wouldn't give any interviews while still in his orange prison jumpsuit, a deputy told him in the footage: 'Well, then we can't do an interview.