State troopers fatally shot a Wichita Falls woman during a traffic stop on Interstate 10 near Benson, Arizona, in the early morning hours of May 25. The encounter, which occurred just after 8 a.m., ended with the woman dead and a specialized investigative unit from the state’s public safety apparatus opening a probe into the use of force.
The woman has been identified as 39-year-old Berkleigh Jade Bond, a native of Wichita Falls. The traffic stop began on the westbound lanes of I-10 in the Benson area. Law enforcement secured the scene and emergency responders were present, and the vehicle involved remained cordoned off as investigators examined the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Black sedan with its front door open, cordoned off by police tape — a vehicle at a scene being examined in the officer-involved shooting that left a Wichita Falls woman dead.
Public records checks show Bond had a criminal history in Wichita Falls, including convictions or arrests tied to vehicle burglary, fraud and property theft. Authorities have included those records in basic reporting about the woman who was killed, but they have not released additional details tying that history to the events on I-10 or explaining the reason the traffic stop was initiated.
A specialized Major Incident investigative unit assigned by the state’s public safety agency is leading the inquiry into the trooper-involved shooting. Investigators are working at the scene, collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses as part of the standard process following an officer-involved death. At this stage, officials have said troopers who were present during the incident were not injured.
Yellow 'POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS' tape with flashing patrol lights in the background — scene imagery tied to the Arizona State Troopers' investigation of the May 25 shooting near Benson, Arizona.
Authorities have emphasized that the investigation remains active and have not released additional facts about why the stop escalated to gunfire, how many troopers were involved, or whether any weapons were recovered. At the time of the initial reporting, law enforcement provided only the basic timeline — that a traffic stop on westbound I-10 near Benson just after 8 a.m. on May 25 culminated in an exchange of gunfire that left Bond dead — and noted that inquiries into the incident were continuing.
No further details have been made available publicly about the incident, and investigators declined to provide additional comment as the probe continued. The death prompted the state investigative unit to secure the site and to notify relevant oversight bodies as part of the routine procedures that follow an officer-involved shooting. The inquiry will determine the sequence of events, the actions of all involved and whether departmental policies were followed during the encounter.
Local and regional authorities have not released information about any criminal charges or administrative actions arising from the shooting. For the moment, the recorded facts are limited to the identification of the deceased, the location and timing of the traffic stop, the involvement of state troopers, confirmation that no troopers were injured and the activation of the state’s investigative unit to conduct a thorough review of the incident.
As the investigation proceeds, officials have said they will release further information when available. Until then, the details remain limited to what has been documented: a traffic stop on the westbound Interstate 10 near Benson that began just after 8 a.m. on May 25, the death of 39-year-old Berkleigh Jade Bond of Wichita Falls, a criminal history noted in public records, and an ongoing probe by the state’s Major Incident investigators into the trooper-involved shooting.