On June 28, 2022, Deputy Sgt. Richard Lopez, a 51-year-old veteran of the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office (YCSO), was fatally shot while attempting to apprehend a suspect in a neighborhood near Stagecoach Trail and Red Rock in Cordes Lakes, Arizona. Sgt. Lopez, who had served with YCSO for 14 years, was responding to a call regarding a possible theft when he encountered the suspect.
The incident unfolded when Sgt. Lopez came into contact with the suspect, but the exact details of what t
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