TUCSON, Ariz. — The body of a tribal law enforcement officer from Navajo County is arrived at the Pima County Medical Examiner's Office Tuesday morning.
White Mountain Apache Tribe officer David Kellywood was killed while responding to a shots fired call near a casino in Pinetop at around 1 a.m.
Police say Officer Kellywood was the first to arrive on scene when he found the suspect, who immediately engaged in a physical altercation. That's when Kellywood was shot. Another officer arrived shortly thereafter and fatally shot the suspect.
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Officials said Officer Kellywood graduated from the academy in May 2019 and had been on the job for about nine months. He was 26 years old and leaves behind a wife and two young children.
EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported Officer Kellywood was killed while responding to a domestic violence call. The error has been corrected.
