Phoenix booked three in the Goins killing.

A booking is an accusation. A sealed file means the charging theory is still early. It is not a finding that the State has already proved murder or robbery. On Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, Arizona’s Family reported that three teens were arrested in connection with an armed robbery that killed Damarion Goins, 20, in south Phoenix near 19th Street and Wier Avenue, south of Broadway, on Sept. 12 around 10 p.m. Police identified Terrell Barnes, 19; Joshua Jones, 18; and a 17-year-old boy whose name has not been released. Jones was arrested in Chandler and the 17-year-old in Phoenix on Tuesday. Barnes was arrested the next day.

Investigators said the trio robbed two women and Goins. Goins was shot and ran. About four hours later, his girlfriend and the other victims found his body in a backyard while searching the area. Officers reported multiple shell casings around a car in the road. Those are the facts police have put on the street. They are not a completed trial record, and a backyard recovery does not decide who fired.

Jones and the 17-year-old were booked on first-degree murder and armed robbery. Barnes was booked on first-degree murder and aggravated armed robbery. Court documents in the case are sealed. A murder-plus-robbery stack is how charging works when the State says a killing happened during a robbery. It is not a verdict on either count. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.