PHOENIX (AP) — A body found in the Verde River is believed to be a suspect in the shooting of an officer, said police in central Arizona.
The body has not yet been formally identified but personal items show the man may be 39-year-old Valentin Rodriguez, said the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office and Yavapai-Apache Nation Police Department in a Friday statement.
Rodriguez has been a suspect in the Feb. 9 shooting of Yavapai-Apache police Sgt. Preston Brogdon, who is expected to make a full recovery.
A father and son were fishing when they spotted the body, authorities said. The cause of death is not yet known.