Four people were found murdered in the Kayenta area in one 12-hour period that started on Thursday night and stretched into Friday.The four victims were killed in three separate and unrelated incidents, according to information from the FBI.
“To have four murders in one district in 12 hours would probably be unusual in New York City, so to have that many murders in the Kayenta District is unusual,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge MacDonald Rominger.
The small community on the Navajo Nation is about 25 miles south of Monument Valley and has a population of around 5,200.
The first homicide was reported on Thursday night in Kayenta, with one victim reported dead at the scene and another transported to the Flagstaff Medical Center for treatment. The second two homicide reports came in almost simultaneously on Friday, according to FBI officials.
Two people were killed in an apparent double-homicide at Inscription House and the other suspected homicide was reported at Black Mesa.
All of the murders were within the Kayenta District. FBI officials say they are now working with the Kayenta Police Department and the Kayenta Department of Criminal Investigations to track down leads.
“We have no one in custody in any one of the three homicide cases, but we’re tracking down all logical leads at the present time and were awaiting some further information from the medical examiner’s office,” said Rominger.
Eric Betz can be reached at 556-2250 or ebetz@azdailysun.com.
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