PHOENIX – A missing 8-year-old girl from the Navajo Nation has been found dead, officials announced.
Authorities issued a Turquoise Alert for Maleeka Boone on Friday morning after she went missing in Coalmine, Arizona, which is southeast of Tuba City.
Her death was announced by the Navajo Police Department around 1:30 p.m. after a search involving community members, Navajo police officers, the Arizona Department of Public Safety, U.S. Marshals, Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI and the Navajo Department of Criminal Investigation…