Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Morton Clauschee Clark
Gender : Male
Age : 48
Race : Native American
Date : 07/29/2025
Location : About 1.5 miles north of Chinle, near U.S. Highway 191 and Indian Route 7
City : Navajo Nation
County : Apache
State : Arizona
Agency : Navajo Police Department (assisting U.S. Marshals Task Force)
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Shot and killed by police duringmental health crisis and standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 07/29/2025, Navajo Police and a U.S. Marshals Task Force attempted to serve a federal warrant on Morton Clauschee Clark near U.S. 191 and Indian Route 7, north of Chinle, Arizona. Clark confronted officers with an axe and barricaded himself in a home. SWAT teams surrounded the house and ordered him to surrender. Clark later emerged still holding the axe and moved aggressively toward officers. Police opened fire, striking him. He was transported to a hospital, where he died. Federal charges against him included aggravated sexual abuse and assault with a dangerous weapon. The FBI and Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations are reviewing the case.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/07/30/navajo-police-shoot-kill-man-armed-with-an-axe-reservation/
https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/man-dies-after-being-shot-by-navajo-pd-officers-near-chinle-tuesday-morning
