A friendship in Bylas, Arizona, turned deadly on September 5, 2021, when 36-year-old Richard Rodriguez Jr was shot inside a residence on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation. The motive for the argument has not been publicly detailed.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the San Carlos Police Department worked on the investigation, which led to Tona’s arrest and a guilty plea to second-degree murder. On December 19, 2022, a United States District Judge sentenced Marvin Tona to 293 months in prison.

If anyone in Bylas knew Richard Rodriguez Jr or has information about what sparked the argument that night, please share what you know.