Overview
- Deputies searching around 8 a.m. for a domestic violence aggravated assault suspect went to a property on Muscovite Road near Ash Drive, about 10 miles west of Kingman.
- The man retreated into a trailer, refused to exit, and told deputies he was armed, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office.
- Deputies reported seeing flames inside the trailer before the suspect opened fire; deputies returned fire and struck him.
- Deputies pulled the man from the fully engulfed trailer, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- No deputies were injured; involved personnel are on paid administrative leave, the Bullhead City Police Department is leading the investigation, the suspect’s identity has not been released, and Arizona’s Family counts this as the 12th such shooting outside Phoenix and 22nd statewide in 2026.