At approximately 10:19 a.m., on Thursday, Sept. 18, Navajo County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the area of Concho Highway and White Antelope Road in Snowflake for a report of a single-vehicle rollover crash. Deputies arrived on scene and immediately began life-saving measures on a 75-year-old male from Snowflake; the male succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
While deputies were rendering aid, a second call was received reporting a male subject lying in the roadway with an apparent gunshot wound approximately half a mile north of Concho Highway on White Antelope Road. Deputies responded and initiated life-saving efforts on a 27-year-old male from Snowflake. Despite their efforts, the male succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
During the response to these incidents, multiple fires were reported northwest of the deputies’ location. Those fires were extinguished.
The Navajo County Homicide Task Force has been activated and is assisting in the investigation. At this time, evidence indicates all three incidents are connected.
NCSO would like to thank the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Snowflake Taylor Police Department, and Taylor Snowflake Fire Department for their initial assistance with these incidents.
This remains an active investigation. Further information will be released as it becomes available.
