Coconino County Deputy Sheriff James Michael Mike Young, 39, was shot and killed while serving an arrest warrant in Fredonia, Arizona. According to reports, Deputy Young and two other officers entered a residence to execute the warrant; as they moved down a hallway a male suspect stepped out from a room and a rapid exchange of gunfire followed. Twelve shots were fired in total. Deputy Young was struck four times and died at the scene; he returned fire and hit the suspect four times, and the suspect also died at the scene. A second deputy was wounded but survived. No arrests were made because the suspect was killed during the encounter.

Young had served with Coconino County for just over a year and previously worked for the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., the Coolidge Police Department, and the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Department. He is survived by a wife, two daughters from a prior marriage, his father, sister, and four brothers. The Black Canyon City fire department was later named The Mike Young Memorial Fire Department in his honor.

If anyone knew Deputy Young, the household where the warrant was being served, or witnessed the incident, please share information that could clarify what happened.