Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Tyler Edenhofer was shot and killed after he and several officers responded to reports of a subject throwing objects at vehicles on I-10, near Avondale Boulevard in Goodyear, at approximately 10:00 pm.
Three Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers and two Goodyear Police Department officers responded to the scene and attempted to take the subject into custody. The man resisted arrest and engaged the officers in a struggle that lasted several minutes. The subject was able to obtain one of the officers' duty weapons during the struggle and opened fire, killing Trooper Edenhofer and wounding another Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper.
The suspect, 20, with a history of mental illness, was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder. In 2025, he pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of second-degree murder and was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
Trooper Edenhofer was a United States Navy veteran and had graduated from the police academy only three months earlier. He was on his last night of field training at the time of the incident.
Trooper Edenhofer was a United States Navy veteran and had graduated from the police academy only three months earlier. He was on his last night of field training at the time of the incident.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents, sisters, brother, and fiancée.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Trooper Edenhofer served with the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arizona. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Tyler James Edenhofer served in the Navy (2012â2016) before joining law enforcement.
Trooper Tyler James Edenhofer is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AZ, 204 of 330 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Arizona Department of Public Safety, 16 of 31 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tyler James Edenhofer's cause is highlighted.
How Tyler James Edenhofer Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 35 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Tyler James Edenhofer is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Tyler James Edenhofer was killed by officer's handgun.
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