A Shiprock resident, Larence Cambridge, has been sentenced to 102 months in federal prison following a drive-by shooting that occurred on January 9, 2025. According to court records, Cambridge, who is 35 and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, fired several shots from his own vehicle at another car traveling along U.S. Highway 64 near Shiprock, New Mexico. The incident resulted in serious injury to one of the two occupants in the targeted vehicle. After the shooting, Cambridge fled the scene.
Federal authorities stated that there is no parole in the federal system. Upon completion of his prison term, Cambridge will serve five years of supervised release and must pay more than $13,000 in restitution.
U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Philip Russell, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, announced the sentencing. The case was investigated by the Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office with support from the Navajo Police Department and Department of Criminal Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark A. Probasco prosecuted.
“U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Philip Russell, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.”
The prosecution highlights ongoing cooperation between federal law enforcement agencies and tribal authorities in addressing violent crime within Native American communities.
