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Shyanne Leigh Sexton
United States · Aged 14 · Died 05/11/2015
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Suicide
A Florida man, Benjamin James Edwards III, and his 14-year-old niece, Shyanne Sexton, who both died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds after a high-speed chase, were believed to be having an "inappropriate relationship," according to police. They sparked the dramatic pursuit after driving away from a fuel station in Cortez, Colorado, without paying for $41 worth of gas, police said. The pursuit ended with each committing suicide when their SUV went off the road near Shiprock.
Alleged responsible partyNew Mexico State Police, Navajo Nation Police, U.S. Bureau of Indian AffairsReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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