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Richard Lopez

Case from Mayer, AZ dated Jun 28, 2022

Victim Details

Richard Lopez

Male

White / Caucasian

Mayer

AZ

2022-06-28

51

Richard

Lopez

Yes

07/06/2026

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In the quiet community of Cordes Lakes, Arizona, on a Tuesday afternoon in late June, the life of a dedicated public servant was tragically cut short. Fifty-one-year-old Yavapai County Sheriff's Sergeant Richard Lopez, a man known for his compassion and 14 years of service, was responding to a seemingly routine theft call in the area of Stagecoach Trail and Red Rock Road. It was a call from which he would never return.

Moments after arriving on the scene, the situation escalated dramatica ...
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  • KNXV: More details released in the shooting death of YCSO Sgt. Richard Lopez
  • KVOA: Officials ID suspect in fatal shooting of Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputy
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