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COVID-19 update: Four new cases in Bullhead City; one death in Kingman

MOHAVE COUNTY – Late Sunday afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified of four COVID-19 cases and one death.  The four confirmed cases are all in the Bullhead City service area.  The one death is a person in the Kingman service area, a previously reported case in the 70-79 age range. Of the four new cases in the Bullhead City area, one is in the 60-69 year age range, is linked to another case, and the case is under investigation. The three remaining cases are all in the 70-79 year age range. One is hospitalized, one…

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Officer-involved shooting was fatal

KINGMAN – A Mohave County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed a man during a lunch hour encounter in Kingman. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said deputies responded at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 to a request to assist a neighboring law enforcement agency with a pursuit in north Kingman. “Deputies spotted the involved vehicle and observed the involved male subject walking on Norrie Dr. with a weapon,” Mortensen said. “Verbal commands were issued and a confrontation with the male subject evolved into shots fired by one deputy and the male subject.” Mortensen said the subject was dead at the scene. No other…

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Officer-involved shooting was fatal

KINGMAN – A Mohave County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed a man during a lunch hour encounter in Kingman. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said deputies responded at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 to a request to assist a neighboring law enforcement agency with a pursuit in north Kingman. “Deputies spotted the involved vehicle and observed the involved male subject walking on Norrie Dr. with a weapon,” Mortensen said. “Verbal commands were issued and a confrontation with the male subject evolved into shots fired by one deputy and the male subject.” Mortensen said the subject was dead at the scene. No other…

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Officer-involved shooting under investigation

KINGMAN – Nobody was injured in an officer-involved shooting incident in Kingman late Sunday, May 10. Kingman Police Chief Rusty Cooper said the gunfire occurred about 11:30 p.m. in the vicinity of the Jack In The Box restaurant off Andy Devine Avenue. Cooper said one male suspect was taken into custody. No further details were provided.The Bullhead City police department is conducting an independent review, which is customary in officer-involved shootings.Bullhead City police department spokeswoman Emily Fromelt confirmed the involvement of her agency and said a press release will issue later today.

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Officer-involved shooting under investigation

KINGMAN – Nobody was injured in an officer-involved shooting incident in Kingman late Sunday, May 10. Kingman Police Chief Rusty Cooper said the gunfire occurred about 11:30 p.m. in the vicinity of the Jack In The Box restaurant off Andy Devine Avenue. Cooper said one male suspect was taken into custody. No further details were provided.The Bullhead City police department is conducting an independent review, which is customary in officer-involved shootings.Bullhead City police department spokeswoman Emily Fromelt confirmed the involvement of her agency and said a press release will issue later today.

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COVID-19: Two deaths, 11 new cases – all in Kingman

MOHAVE COUNTY, AZ (April 29 2020) The Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified late this afternoon of eleven new COVID-19 positive cases, as well as two COVID-19 related deaths in Mohave County.  Both of the deaths were in previously identified confirmed cases. All of these cases, including the two newly reported deaths are in the Kingman service area. The two deceased are 65+ and linked to another confirmed case.  Besides these two, there are another 8 deaths in the county. Four of the 11 new positive cases are hospitalized. One is in the 20-44 age range and is…

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