YAVAPAI COUNTY, Ariz. — The FBI has released new images of the suspect accused of being involved in shooting a police officer on the Yavapai-Apache Nation Reservation earlier this month.
The images appear to show Valentin Rodriguez, 39, at a convenience store in Camp Verde hours before Sgt. Preston Brogdon was shot in his abdomen on Feb. 9 on the reservation. Brogdon survived the shooting.
Rodriguez is seen waiting in line at Market Place Conoco, located at 3400 Arizona Highway 260, which is about half a mile from where Brogdon was shot.
The FBI is offering $5,000 for information leading to Rodriguez's location and arrest.
Rodriguez is accused of opening fire on two Yavapai-Apache Police officers responding to a 911 call for shots fired in the Tunli housing area.
The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, 5’9”, about 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information about Rodriguez’s whereabouts is asked to contact the FBI Phoenix Field Office at 623-466-1999.
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