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U.S. Attorney's Office Announces Guilty Plea in Fatal Shooting Case Involving Farmington Man

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

ALBUQUERQUE – A Farmington man pleaded guilty in federal court to second degree murder and assault resulting in serious bodily injury after he fired a shotgun into a group of people, resulting in one death and one serious injury.

According to court documents, on September 5, 2021, Hanson Tsosie, 33, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, fired a shotgun into a group of people near Nenahnezad, New Mexico, killing Jane Doe 1 and seriously injuring Jane Doe 2.

Hanson will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not yet been scheduled. At sentencing, Hanson faces a range of eight to 25 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.

U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.

The Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with the assistance of the Navajo Police Department and Department of Criminal Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark A. Probasco and Matthew J. McGinley are prosecuting the case.

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Updated October 4, 2024

Topic
Indian Country Law and Justice
Press Release Number: 24-323