GLOBE — The Gila County Sheriff’s Office and San Carlos Apache Police Department announced they are jointly investigating the death of an indigenous woman, but the announcement came only after word of the woman’s death was leaked on social media.
The Native American woman’s remains were first discovered Feb. 14, on the side of Forest Service Road 355, off U.S. Highway 60 near milepost 277.
In a statement, Gila County Sheriff J. Adam Shepherd said information only for law enforcement about the discovery of a body was leaked on Facebook, prompting Wednesday’s press release.
“GCSO detectives are currently working long hours to make a positive identification, and find any information and evidence,” Shepherd said in the release.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Bureau of Indian Affairs special agent at 505-917-7830, San Carlos Apache Police at 928-475-1755, or Gila County Sheriff’s Office at 928-200-2352.
