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Maricopa County Investigates Homicides of Two Teens Found Shot in Tonto National Forest

Law enforcement officials are seeking community tips in their homicide probe after fatal gunshot wounds were discovered on the two teens.

Pandora Kjolsrud (R) and Evan Clark (L) were found dead in a remote forest (GoFundMe)
The Tonto National Forest outside of Superior, Arizona, pictured on on April 22, 2021.
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Overview

  • Pandora Kjolsrud, 18, and Evan Clark, 17, were discovered May 27 near Mount Ord in the Tonto National Forest after embarking on a Memorial Day camping trip.
  • The Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled both deaths as homicides resulting from gunshot wounds.
  • Investigators have declared the circumstances suspicious, urging anyone with relevant information to contact the sheriff’s office tip line.
  • Friends and Arcadia High classmates have erected makeshift memorials at the forest overlook and the school is offering counseling services.
  • GoFundMe fundraisers for the families have raised more than $20,000 to cover funeral and celebration-of-life costs.