On Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at approximately 7:54 p.m. Prescott Police received at least two 911 calls reference two people shot at an apartment in the 200 block of North Granite Street.
Upon arrival, officers contacted the suspect, Thomas Lind, a 57-year-old Prescott resident, after he came outside of his apartment. Lind advised officers that he had shot his adult stepson and that his wife had subsequently shot herself.
Officers made entry into the apartment and found the first victim, a 23-year-old male, with a gunshot wound to the lower abdomen. Officers also located the second victim, a 46-year-old female, with a gunshot wound to her head.
Through the course of the investigation, it was determined that a domestic argument had occurred which led to a physical altercation between Lind and his stepson. During that altercation, Lind fired one round striking his stepson in the lower abdomen. After this initial shooting, it appears as though Lind’s wife retrieved a handgun from her bedroom and shot herself.
Both victims were transported to Yavapai Regional Medical Center where the female victim was later pronounced deceased. The male victim was flown to a Phoenix area hospital where he is listed in stable condition.
Lind was taken into custody and admitted to shooting his stepson during the altercation. Additionally, Lind was found to be a prohibited possessor of firearms. Lind was transported and booked into the Yavapai County Jail on charges of aggravated assault per domestic violence and misconduct involving weapons.
This incident is still actively being investigated.
