A man wanted in connection with an incident on July 4 when several small fires were started and Forest Service personnel were shot at in Forest Lakes has reportedly been shot and killed by law enforcement.
According to a press release provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on Saturday, July 15, law enforcement officers of the U.S. Forest Service and San Carlos Apache Tribal Police Department came across the suspect, who then opened fire on the officers. The officers fired back, killing the suspect. No one else was injured in the incident.
The suspect, whose identity had not been released by press time, was found after a multi-agency effort that involved the FBI, the Gila County Sheriff’s Office, San Carlos Apache Tribal Police Department, the U.S. Forest Service, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office and the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
