Posted on 06/29/2022 1:22:45 PM PDT by chrisinoc
Suspect identified in murder of Yavapai County deputy Mayer resident Robert McDowell, 61, is now in custody on a first-degree murder charge.
CORDES LAKES, Ariz. - A suspect has been taken into custody after a Yavapai County Sheriff's deputy was shot and killed in Cordes Lakes on June 28.
Sergeant Richard Lopez, 51, died in the line of duty after trying to apprehend a possible theft suspect in an area near Stagecoach and Redrock, according to Yavapai County Sheriff David Rhodes.
Sgt. Lopez, according to Sheriff Rhodes, came into contact with the suspect, but it's unclear what happened next.
Neighbors called 911 to report an officer in distress, and deputies discovered him unresponsive on the ground.
"[Deputies] immediately performed life-saving measures, took him to the nearest fire department, where he was flown out," said Sheriff Rhodes.
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