Investigation Continues Into Assault On Employee (NPS Digest)

Investigation Continues Into Assault On Employee (NPS Digest)

On August 28th, Karen Gonzales, a uniformed maintenance worker at Chiricahua National Monument, was assaulted in the park and her government vehicle was stolen. Karen has been a seasonal employee at both Chiricahua and Fort Bowie National Historic Site for many years and has also worked at both parks as a park guide.
Law enforcement officials were able to track Karen’s cell phone, which was in the vehicle when it was stolen, to Douglas, Arizona, where they found the abandoned vehicle that evening. The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office investigators, National Park Service law enforcement rangers and special agents, and Federal Bureau of Investigation agents are working diligently together in the investigation and search for Karen’s assailant.
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office is the lead agency on this investigation and updates are being issued by their office. On August 29th, they released a surveillance photo of a suspect in the assault to the media and posted it on their Facebook page .