Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender : Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/16/2021
Location : Indian Wells
City : Indian Wells
County : Navajo
State : Arizona
Agency : Navajo Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during response to reported homicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 02/16/2021, at approximately 10:05 p.m., Navajo Police Department officers responded in Indian Wells, Arizona, regarding a reported possible homicide. Officers encountered a man during the investigation.
Police alleged that during contact with the man, he struck an officer in the head with a blunt object. A physical struggle followed, during which a Navajo Police Department officer opened fire and struck the man.
The man died from the police gunfire. The injured Navajo police officer was transported for medical treatment. The fatal police shooting was investigated by the Navajo Police Department and FBI.
The available contemporary material located for this report does not reliably establish the deceased man's public identity. Retain Name Not Disclosed unless a primary or otherwise reliable record establishes his name.
OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Navajo Police Department officer who shot the man was not publicly identified in the sources located.
