FBI now offering $10,000 for information leading to arrest and conviction of person responsible for murder of Zachariah Juwaun Shorty
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for the death of Zachariah Juwaun Shorty. Shorty was last seen alive July 21, 2020, in the area of the Journey Inn in Farmington, New Mexico. (Photo/FBI)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The FBI recently is now offering $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual responsible for the murder of Zachariah Juwaun Shorty.
On July 25, 2020, Shorty's body was found on a dirt pathway in a field in Nenahnezad, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation.
The cause of death was gunshot wounds.
"Zachariah was only 23 years when he was killed, a young man with his whole life in front of him," said Special Agent Raul Bujanda of the Albuquerque FBI Division. "He left behind a grieving family that wants and deserves answers. The FBI and Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations are asking anyone with information to contact us."
Vangie Randall-Shorty, the victim's mother has also asked the public to reach out to the FBI.
“I will continue to be his voice, I will continue to get the justice that he deserves," she said.
In an effort to solve this case, the FBI has increased its reward from $5,000 to $10,000.
Shorty was last seen alive July 21, 2020, in the area of the Journey Inn in Farmington, New Mexico.
He was a resident of Kirtland, New Mexico, at the time.
Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at (505) 889-1300 or go online at tips.fbi.gov.
- Pope in headdress stirs deep emotions in Indian Country
- Monsoon flooding hits Hopi and Navajo Nations, other areas across northern Arizona
- Update: SUV drives into Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial parade, causing injuries
- Navajo mystery series "Dark Winds" seeks true storytelling
- ‘Prey,’ the latest movie in the ‘Predator’ film franchise to be released in full Comanche
- Navajo Nation mails 110,000 hardship checks
- Piccadilly craze hits Navajo reservation
- Pinon man arrested for alleged murder of missing Navajo woman and acts of domestic violence
- Washington tribe's work reintroducing wildlife may serve as model for other tribes
- Coconino County makes leading effort to bring Starlink to Navajo Nation students
- Phoenix man drowns in Oak Creek
- Navajo mystery series "Dark Winds" seeks true storytelling
- Ex-Ganado football star’s career goes South — in a good way, as coach at Georgia Tech
- Election season in full swing on the Navajo Nation; five candidates announce run
- Navajo Nation mails 110,000 hardship checks
- Three contestants vie for next Miss Navajo Nation
- Navajo Code Talkers honored at National Finals Rodeo
- ‘Dark Winds’ TV series based on Tony Hillerman books to film on Navajo Nation in October; extras being sought
- New Mexico duo indicted for kidnapping, murder in Indian Country
- Piccadilly craze hits Navajo reservation
SUBMIT FEEDBACK
Click Below to: