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Officer killed during altercation

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Officers from the White Mountain Apache Police Department responded to reports of shots fired in the early morning on Feb. 17 near the Hon Dah Resort Casino south of Pinetop-Lakeside. The first responding officer located a male subject matching the description of the individual involved. The subject immediately engaged in a violent, physical altercation with the office, during which the officer was shot. A second responding officer arrived shortly after and fearing for his life and the public’s safety shot the suspect.

The officer and male subject were both transported to a local hospital where they succumbed to their injuries.

Multiple agencies have publicly identified the officer as Officer David Kellywood, who leaves behind a wife and two children. His wife Kamelia Kellywood, posted on Facebook “My husband died doing what he loved. My heart is so broken”

The investigation is being led by the FBI.