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Sacaton Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Shooting Death

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Adrian Hope Sullivan, 22, of Sacaton, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 12 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. 

On August 17, 2022, Sullivan, a member of the Gila River Indian Community, shot and killed the victim at the gun range in Sacaton, Arizona. Sullivan pleaded guilty on August 12, 2024, to Second Degree Murder.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Gila River Police Department conducted the investigation in this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Raynette Logan, District of Arizona, Phoenix, handled the prosecution.
 

CASE NUMBER:           CR-23-0136-PHX-DJH
RELEASE NUMBER:    2024-147_Sullivan

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Contact

Public Affairs
Zach J. Stoebe
Telephone: (602) 514-7413
|Zachry.stoebe@usdoj.gov

Updated October 29, 2024

Topic
Violent Crime
Press Release Number: 2024-147_Sullivan