Adrian Lopez

Death by Force

In the small community of Whiteriver, Arizona, a routine traffic stop on the evening of June 2, 2022, escalated into a tragic series of events that ended with the death of a police officer and his assailant. White Mountain Apache Police Officer Adrian Lopez, a 35-year-old male, was conducting the stop on East Fork Road when an altercation broke out with the driver of the vehicle. During the struggle, the driver fatally shot Officer Lopez.

The suspect, identified as 25-year-old Kevin Dwigh ...Read More

12news.com: Traffic stop leads to 1 officer dead, another injured and suspect killed in White Mountains

Arizona Daily Sun: Two dead in officer-involved 'gun battle' on Fort Apache Indian Reservation

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