The FBI has turned over the investigation of a stabbing death at the Shiprock Fair in Shiprock, New Mexico, to the Navajo Nation.
The identify of the victim and other information about the incident are being withheld until notification of the family. The stabbing took place on Saturday night, during a Yeibichei ceremony, The Gallup Indepenent reported.
No suspect or suspects have been identified.
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FBI: Man killed at Shiprock Fair; details sketchy
(The Farmington Daily Times 10/5)
Person killed at fair (The Gallup Independent 10/4)
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Stabbing death reported at Navajo Shiprock Fair
Wednesday, October 5, 2005
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