Ryan A Mohawk Obituary, Death; – The fatalities of two individuals on Monday are being categorized as a murder-suicide by the New York State Police. At around 11:27 p.m. on Monday, troopers from Collins responded to the vicinity of Whites Drive due to a shooting incident in the town located within the Cattaraugus Indian Territory.
An investigation revealed that Tylin O. Thomas Jr., an 18-year-old from Perrysburg, was positioned on Whites Drive next to a 2012 Buick Verano, which was occupied by Ryan A. Mohawk, 23, the driver from Perrysburg, and Caleb H. Stafford, 23, also from Perrysburg. Thomas discharged an AK-47 style weapon at the Buick, fatally wounding Mohawk and injuring Stafford. Subsequently, Thomas took his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Stafford managed to drive the Buick to a nearby residence to alert law enforcement. The investigation indicates that the individuals involved had engaged in an argument earlier that day and were all under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident. Autopsies performed at Olean General Hospital concluded that Mohawk’s death was a homicide, while Thomas’s death was classified as a suicide.
The New York State Police Forensic Identification Unit, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, the Seneca Nation Marshals Office, the Gowanda Police Department, and the Cattaraugus County District Attorney’s Office are collaborating on this case.
