Gallup Police are looking for a 38-year-old Gallup man for questioning following a shooting Oct. 24 at Red Hill Mobile Home Park at 700 Rimrock Dr.

On the evening of Oct. 24 around 7:50 pm, shots were heard and reported from the mobile home park.

When officers arrived, they found one man dead and another injured by gunshots.

The man who died was identified as Eli William Yazzie, 41, of Sanders, Ariz.

Police are now seeking Melford John,  38, of Gallup as a Person of Interest. John is about 5’9” in height and weighs approximately 212 pounds. He has tattoos on his face, head and chest.

Information on his location can be called in to Metro Dispatch at (505) 722-2002 or the...

New Mexico election workers will have the support of the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office if they become the target of threats.

In an announcement Oct. 21, FBI Special Agent in Charge Raul Bujanda of the Albuquerque FBI Division said the bureau wants to make it clear that threats against any federal, state or local election workers trying to do their jobs will not be tolerated.

“Protecting our democratic process is vital to our nation’s security,” he announced.

The Department of Justice declared the creation of a law enforcement task force in July that would address the rise in threats against election workers, administrators, officials and others associated with the election...

STOLEN MASK MATERIALS



Tseyatoh, Oct. 18

A resident on Pittsburgh Loop left for Gallup and returned later in the day to find her screen door was broken and someone had gotten into her home.

The victim informed McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Frank Villa that the suspect may be her adult son, as one of the neighbors saw him earlier in the day around the house. The witness told Villa, but also said he did not see the suspect break into the house. The report did not state if the suspect was contacted.

About $200 worth of materials used to make face masks appeared to have been taken from the house, and the damage to the screen door was estimated to be approximately  $100.

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ALBUQUERQUE — A Navajo man accused of attacking a man with an axe in McKinley County, made an initial appearance in federal court Oct. 15.

Shilo Aaron Oldrock, 28, of Fargo, N.D. is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation.

According to a criminal complaint Oct. 10, he allegedly murdered John Doe on the Navajo Nation when he attacked Doe with an axe and cut off his head. Oldrock allegedly burned Doe’s head in a wood stove and fled the scene.

If he is convicted of the offense, he faces up to life in prison.

The Gallup Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Nation Police Department, the McKinley County...