Officer-involved shooting on Yavapai-Apache Nation tribal land in Clarkdale area

An officer-involved shooting took place around 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, on Yavapai-Apache Nation tribal land in the Clarkdale area, according to Clarkdale Police Chief Randy Taylor.

“I can tell you all officers are safe,” Taylor said of the incident, which included two Yavapai-Apache Nation officers and two Clarkdale Police Deparrtment officers on scene. “[But] the person that was shot — I don’t know what his condition is.”

Clarkdale police officers were providing backup to YAPD officers, Taylor said. Because the incident took place on tribal land, the FBI is investigating the incident, Taylor said.

“We are currently in process of compiling information to share about the incident,” Yavapai-Apache Nation Director of Strategic Initiatives and Communications Treyson Fulmer stated when reached for comment on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 18.

Joseph K Giddens

Joseph K. Giddens grew up in southern Arizona and studied natural resources at the University of Arizona. He later joined the National Park Service in many different roles focusing on geoscience throughout the West. Drawn to deep time and ancient landscapes he’s worked at: Dinosaur National Monument, Petrified Forest National Park, Badlands National Park and Saguaro National Park among several other public land sites. Prior to joining Sedona Red Rock News, he worked for several Tucson outlets as well as the Williams-Grand Canyon News and the Navajo-Hopi Observer. He frequently is reading historic issues of the Tombstone Epitaph newspaper and daydreaming about rockhounding. Contact him at jgiddens@larsonnewspapers.com or (928) 282-7795 ext. 122.

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Joseph K. Giddens grew up in southern Arizona and studied natural resources at the University of Arizona. He later joined the National Park Service in many different roles focusing on geoscience throughout the West. Drawn to deep time and ancient landscapes he’s worked at: Dinosaur National Monument, Petrified Forest National Park, Badlands National Park and Saguaro National Park among several other public land sites. Prior to joining Sedona Red Rock News, he worked for several Tucson outlets as well as the Williams-Grand Canyon News and the Navajo-Hopi Observer. He frequently is reading historic issues of the Tombstone Epitaph newspaper and daydreaming about rockhounding. Contact him at jgiddens@larsonnewspapers.com or (928) 282-7795 ext. 122.
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