Bevin T. Chippewa, a 45-year-old Native American man, was found dead inside a Blackfoot, Idaho, home on Friday, December 27, 2019, after deputies from the Bingham County Sheriff’s Office conducted a welfare check. Investigators located Chippewa’s body in a bedroom; in another room they found 50-year-old Jeffrey Phelps, dead in a chair from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The sheriff’s office determined the two deaths were the result of a murder-suicide, with Phelps identified as the person who killed Chippewa before taking his own life. The investigation concluded there were no outstanding suspects and was closed with Phelps named as the sole individual responsible.

If anyone knew Bevin Chippewa or has information about the events leading up to that night, please come forward to share what you know.