Social Media Death Claim in Mesa County Found to Be Hoax

On July 16, 2026 at about 6:40 p.m., deputies with the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office were alerted to an anonymous social media post claiming someone had been killed. Investigators confirmed the person named in the post is alive, have identified the creator of the post, and ask the public not to call dispatch about the original or continuing posts while follow-up continues; no further information is available.