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Flagstaff police searching for man suspected in mass shooting threats

Justin Wayne Hill is a suspect in a series of online mass shooting threats reported on Fri, Sept. 13, 2024.
Flagstaff Police Department
Justin Wayne Hill is a suspect in a series of online mass shooting threats reported on Fri, Sept. 13, 2024.

UPDATE: Flagstaff Police say Justin Wayne Hill was arrested in Bozeman, Mont., on Sun, Sept. 15 at 11:50 a.m. in connection with his Arizona arrest warrant. They did not immediately provide additional information.

The Flagstaff Police Department is searching for an Ash Fork man suspected in a series of recent online mass shooting threats.

Police say 36-year-old Justin Wayne Hill allegedly posted the threats on several school, government and business Yelp review platforms.

Officials received reports of the mass shooting threats Friday and have issued an arrest warrant for him.

Hill is believed to be driving a 2009 Subaru Impreza with Arizona license plate CKA72E. Police say he is about 6 feet tall with a medium build, brown hair and blue eyes.

Justin Wayne Hill, 36, is believed to be driving a 2009 Subaru Impreza with Arizona license plate CKA72E. He is a suspect in a series of online mass shooting threats reported to Flagstaff Police on Fri, Sept. 13, 2024.
Flagstaff Police Department
Justin Wayne Hill, 36, is believed to be driving a 2009 Subaru Impreza with Arizona license plate CKA72E. He is a suspect in a series of online mass shooting threats reported to Flagstaff Police on Fri, Sept. 13, 2024.

Authorities urge the public to stay vigilant and to contact Flagstaff Police at 928-774-1414 or Silent Witness at 928-774-6111 immediately if Hill is seen.

The department is working in collaboration with the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office and the Coconino County Attorney’s Office on the case.