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Alicen Apkaw

Gender : Female

Age : 23

Race : Native American

Date : 06/02/2024

Location : Gila River Indian Reservation

City : Santan

County : Gila

State : Arizona

Agency : Gila River Police Department

Officer(s) :Joshua Briese

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Bystander killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On June 2, 2024, Officer Joshua Briese of the Gila River Police Department was involved in a shootout after responding to a disturbance call on the Gila River Indian Reservation in Santan, Arizona. Officer Briese, who was still in field training, tragically lost his life in the incident. Alicen Apkaw, a 23-year-old Native American woman, was a bystander and was also killed in the exchange of gunfire. The police had been engaged in an active confrontation when the shooting occurred.
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The Gila River Police Department is working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to conduct a joint investigation into the events that led to the fatalities. Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell has expressed her condolences and condemned the incident as a senseless tragedy.
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Last update: 11/26/2024.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.azfamily.com/2024/06/04/tribe-governor-identifies-woman-killed-deadly-gila-river-police-officer-shooting/
https://www.wsaz.com/2024/06/02/police-officer-killed-another-hurt-after-disturbance-call-leads-shooting-arizona/
https://www.12news.com/article/news/crime/gila-river-police-officer-killed-responding-disturbance-shooting/