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Adrian Lopez

Case from Whiteriver, AZ dated Jun 02, 2022

Victim Details

Adrian Lopez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Whiteriver

AZ

2022-06-02

35

Adrian

Lopez

07/16/2026

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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 ...
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  • 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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    I was reading through some threads and couldn't help but feel for Officer Adrian Lopez Sr.'s family ... ...Read More
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