Jamie Crystal Macias, 38, of the Tohono O'odham Nation, was found dead of gunshot wounds inside a parked vehicle at Lakeside Park in Tucson on August 3, 2023. The discovery came after a late-afternoon welfare check; Shaunon Larry Thomas, 46, was also found inside the vehicle with a fatal gunshot wound. Tucson Police Department homicide investigators reported the two had been involved in an on-and-off relationship and, based on evidence at the scene, classified the incident as a murder-suicide with the primary suspect deceased.

Jamie grew up in Covered Wells and learned basket weaving from her grandmother; one of her baskets was displayed at the Desert Diamond Casino. She graduated with honors and as valedictorian from Ha:sañ Preparatory & Leadership School and was a devoted mother to two sons. The community is left to mourn a talented artist and caring parent taken in a violent incident.

Did anyone in the Tucson or Covered Wells communities know Jamie’s circle or have information about her last days that could add context to what happened?