Unsolved violent crimes in Native American communities to get more attention with FBI surge

 

Families and victims advocates participate in a prayer walk around the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center to mark Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Day in Albuquerque, N.M., on May 5, 2024. Susan Montoya Bryan | AP

The FBI is sending extra agents, analysts and other personnel to field offices in 10 states over the next six months to help investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country, marking a continuation of efforts by the federal government to address high rates of violence affecting Native American communities.

The U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday that the temporary duty assignments began immediately and will rotate every 90 days in field offices that include Albuquerque, Phoenix, Denver, Detroit, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Portland, Oregon, and Jackson, Mississippi.

SOURCE:  https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/04/02/unsolved-violent-crimes-in-native-american-communities-to-get-more-attention-with-fbi-surge