About 10:40 p.m., Quartzsite police received calls of two houses on fire in El Mirage RV Park in Quartzsite. About an hour later, Quartzsite police and two DPS troopers located the man near a Burger King. He led them to a nearby place where he'd allegedly set up an ambush. He was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire.
Victim's Name: Name withheld by police
Agency Responsible: Arizona Department of Public Safety
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Race: Unknown race
Date of Death: May 1, 2018
County: La Paz
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Other
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3658
Geography: Rural