On June 22, 2017 at approximately 8:30 a.m., the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received information from Navajo Police Department in Tuba City of an armed barricaded subject at the Pasture Canyon Apartments belonging to the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation.
54-year old Allen Lynch, Jr .had barricaded himself in his residence after a domestic disturbance involving a discharge of a firearm and threats to a family member.
Navajo Police requested the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office respond because the incident involved non-native individuals making it the jurisdiction of the Sheriff’s Office. During the incident, the Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Navajo Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Flagstaff Police/Coconino Sheriff Tactical Team, Guardian Air based out of Tuba City, and Security Personnel from Tuba City Regional Health Care.
Due to the involvement of a firearm in a residential neighborhood, a number of residents were evacuated.
After over 7 hours of negotiations with the subject, a robot from the Flagstaff Police Department was used to enter the residence where Lynch was located. The Tactical Team was able to secure the residence and take Lynch into custody.
Lynch was transported to the Tuba City Regional Health Care for medical evaluation and later booked into the Coconino County Detention Facility in Flagstaff under charges including Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Disorderly Conduct with a Firearm, and Criminal Damage.