A domestic violence shooting unfolded around 9:10 a.m. on Thursday April 2, 2026 near the intersection of 31st Street Northwest and 13th Avenue Court Northwest in the Stewart Crossing neighborhood of Puyallup, Washington. Puyallup Police Department officers responded to reports of a family dispute that spilled outside a home into a neighbor’s driveway and garage area.
The suspect Arnino Velasco Guanlao, 47, shot his two adult daughters during the altercation. One daughter 23-year-old Christiannel Lyle Macapagal Maningat was fatally wounded and died at the scene. The second daughter sustained serious injuries and was transported to a hospital in stable condition. The incident occurred in this northwest Puyallup residential area where the dispute escalated rapidly into gunfire.
A neighbor intervened during the shooting and fatally shot the suspect Arnino Velasco Guanlao in what police are investigating as a possible act of self-defense. Guanlao was confirmed as the father or stepfather of both victims. The neighbor’s actions ended the immediate threat and no further gunfire occurred.
Officers secured the scene and provided aid to the injured woman while homicide detectives began processing evidence from the driveway and garage area at 31st Street Northwest and 13th Avenue Court Northwest. No other individuals were injured in the domestic violence incident that unfolded in Stewart Crossing.
Christiannel Lyle Macapagal Maningat was a 23-year-old Puyallup resident whose death has left family and friends in profound grief. She was identified by the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office as one of the two victims shot by her father or stepfather during the family dispute.
The surviving sister remains hospitalized with serious injuries. The loss has sent shockwaves through the Stewart Crossing neighborhood and the broader Puyallup community where residents have expressed sorrow over the sudden violence in a typically quiet residential area.
The Puyallup Police Department and investigators have confirmed that the shooting stemmed from a domestic violence situation at the home near 31st Street Northwest and 13th Avenue Court Northwest. The neighbor who intervened and shot the suspect is cooperating with authorities and the incident is under review to determine if the action was in self-defense. No ongoing threat to the community was reported after the suspect was neutralized. The case has been classified as a homicide with the surviving victim receiving medical care at a local hospital.
The Puyallup community has been left in mourning with tributes highlighting the sudden loss of Christiannel Lyle Macapagal Maningat in the shooting near 31st Street Northwest and 13th Avenue Court Northwest. Family members and neighbors have shared messages of support while local leaders have offered resources for those affected by the domestic violence incident in Stewart Crossing. The tragedy has prompted discussions around family safety and crisis intervention in the northwest Puyallup area.
The Puyallup Police Department continues its active investigation into the April 2 2026 shooting near 31st Street Northwest and 13th Avenue Court Northwest urging anyone with information or video from the area to contact detectives. The case remains open with focus on the sequence of events that led to the gunfire and the neighbor’s intervention in Stewart Crossing. Authorities have confirmed the incident appears isolated to the family dispute with no ongoing threat to the public in Puyallup.
