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Story summary
- Three men were charged in the 2020 murder of Zachariah Shorty on the Navajo Nation, with Austin Begay facing first-degree murder and Jaymes Fage and Joshua Watkins facing aiding and abetting.
- The charges stem from Operation Not Forgotten, which deployed over 60 FBI agents to investigate violent crimes in Indian Country.
- Zachariah Shorty’s mother, Vangie Randall-Shorty, expressed mixed emotions but supports pursuing justice as the FBI seeks leads.
