Incident

5-11-2015 New Mexico Shiprock 0-2

Location

May 11, 2015

Incident Address
Shiprock, New Mexico

Participants

  • Type: Subject-Suspect
  • Name: Benjamin James Edwards III
  • Age: 31
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Killed
  • Type: Subject-Suspect
  • Relationship: Family
  • Name: Shyanne Sexton
  • Age: 14
  • Age Group: Teen 12-17
  • Gender: Female
  • Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

  • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
  • Suicide^
  • Officer Involved Incident

Notes

Perpetrators fatally shot themselves following a police chase.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

  • Type: Handgun

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 3
State House District: 4