The FBI, with the assistance of the New
Mexico State Police and the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety, is investigating
a shooting involving a tribal law enforcement officer.
The shooting occurred at approximately 3
a.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2012 on the Navajo Nation, in the vicinity of Two Grey
Hills, New Mexico, near the New Mexico-Arizona border southwest of Shiprock.
Navajo Police officers were
investigating the death of Harland Begay, 34, of Newcomb, who died in an
altercation with two other males near Sheep Springs on Tuesday afternoon.
Two officers later located two
individuals believed to be the suspects in a stopped vehicle.
A confrontation ensued between one of
the officers and an individual, and shots were fired.
An adult male in the vehicle was
airlifted in critical condition to San Juan Regional Medical Center. No
additional information is available on his status.
The officers and the other male in the
vehicle were not injured.
FBI special agents and state police
experts processed the shooting scene.
Investigations into the shooting and
Begay’s death are ongoing.
The identities of the officers and the
possible suspects are not being released at this time.
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