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Adrian Lopez Sr. *COP 1 of 2

Case # :751

Gender : Male

Age : 35

Race : Native American

Date : 06/02/2022

Location : East Fork Road

City : Whiteriver

County : Navajo

State : New Mexico

Agency : White Mountain Apache Tribal Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed on duty

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

Officer Adrian Lopez was shot and killed during a traffic stop on East Fork Road in Whiteriver, Arizona, at about 7:10 pm.

An altercation occurred between Officer Lopez and the driver during which Officer Lopez was fatally shot. The subject then stole Officer Lopez's patrol vehicle and fled the scene with other White Mountain Apache Police in pursuit. The pursuit traveled almost 40 miles before officers and the subject exchanged shots near Hawley Lake, during which another officer was wounded and the subject was killed.

Source Links :

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26198-officer-adrian-lopez-s r