On the night of Thursday, May 12, 2022, a domestic dispute in the 3400 block of Big Chief Drive in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, ended with 28-year-old Thane Stanley shot and killed. Police were dispatched at about 9:36 p.m.; responding officers found that the altercation had involved Stanley and 56-year-old Richard Sikkenga, and that Sikkenga had produced a handgun and shot Stanley. Officers attempted life-saving measures, but Stanley died at the scene.

Sikkenga called 9-1-1 after the shooting and has asserted that he acted in self-defense. Detectives from the Lake Havasu City Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit took over the inquiry and intended to submit their findings to the Mohave County Attorney’s Office when the investigation was complete. At the time of the initial reports, no arrests had been announced.

If anyone witnessed the incident or has information about what led up to the shooting, please share what is known with investigators.