Donald Anthony Stickrath Jr., a 19-year-old white male, died at a campsite in the Hualapai Mountains near Pine Lake, Arizona, on Monday, October 13, 2025. Deputies from the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office responded about 9:20 a.m. after reports of an accidental shooting and found two men in a tent performing CPR; deputies continued life-saving efforts but Stickrath was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives’ initial investigation concluded Stickrath had been handling his handgun when it unintentionally discharged, causing the fatal wound. His body was taken to the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s Office and the shooting is being investigated as an accidental death. No arrests have been made and no suspects have been identified; a family member described the incident as an accidental self-inflicted shooting.

If anyone was at the Flag Mine Road campground or the Hualapai Mountains area on October 13 and saw something that could help clarify how the shooting occurred, please come forward.