Shiprock Man Charged with Assault After Stabbing Victim in Grocery Store Parking Lot

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On August 31, 2025, a serious stabbing incident occurred in the parking lot of the Bashas Grocery Store in Shiprock, New Mexico. A 56-year-old man, identified as Tony Tsosie, allegedly attacked a woman with a knife, leaving her with life-threatening injuries. The victim was transported to a local hospital and survived. Tsosie, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was detained nearby with blood on his hands and shoes matching prints at the scene. He denied involvement and provided a false identity, but a witness described him stabbing the victim multiple times after a verbal altercation. Tsosie has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury and will remain in custody pending trial.

Key Takeaways:

  • Tony Tsosie, a 56-year-old man, has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
  • The incident occurred on August 31, 2025, in the parking lot of the Bashas Grocery Store in Shiprock, New Mexico.
  • The victim, a woman, suffered life-threatening injuries but survived after being transported to a local hospital.
  • Navajo Police Department officers responded to the scene and located Tsosie, who was detained with blood on his hands and shoes matching prints at the crime scene.
  • Tsosie denied involvement and provided a false identity, but a witness described him stabbing the victim multiple times after a verbal altercation.
  • The investigation was conducted by the Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, with assistance from the Navajo Nation Police Department and Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations.
  • The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico is prosecuting the case.

Statistics:

  • 10 years: the maximum prison sentence Tsosie faces if convicted, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Acting Special Agent in Charge Philip Russell of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Albuquerque Field Office.
  • 1: the number of victims in the stabbing incident.
  • 1: the number of alleged perpetrators, Tony Tsosie.
  • 56: the age of the alleged perpetrator, Tony Tsosie.

Sources:

  • United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico
  • Navajo Police Department
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation's Albuquerque Field Office