Incident
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5-11-2015 New Mexico Shiprock 0-2
Location
May 11, 2015
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
Sources
District
Congressional District: 3State Senate District: 3
State House District: 4