The Pima County Sheriff’s Department confirmed late Friday evening that significant law enforcement activity—including SWAT teams, forensics vehicles, and FBI involvement—took place at a residence near E Orange Grove Rd & N First Ave in Tucson, Arizona, about two miles from the home of missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie. This operation is directly connected to the ongoing investigation into her disappearance.
The department's statement on X read: “Law enforcement activity is underway at a residence near E Orange Grove Rd & N First Ave related to the Guthrie case. Because this is a joint investigation, at the request of the FBI – no additional information is currently available.”Multiple media outlets and eyewitness reports indicate that three people were detained during the raid, including two men and an older woman. Some accounts also describe a tragic incident where one individual reportedly died by a self-inflicted gunshot during the operation.
Authorities have not officially confirmed these details, and no further information on the detainees, any evidence recovered, or potential connections to Guthrie's case has been released.
The activity unfolded amid heightened developments in the nearly two-week-old investigation: earlier Friday, officials revealed that DNA not belonging to Guthrie or her close contacts was collected from her property and sent for testing. The FBI has described a suspect captured on surveillance footage as a man approximately 5'9" to 5'10" tall with an average build, carrying a black 25-liter Ozark Trail backpack, and increased the reward to $100,000 for information leading to her recovery or arrests.
Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing after last being seen on January 31, 2026. Investigators believe she was abducted from her Catalina Foothills home, with evidence including signs of forced entry, possible blood, and subsequent ransom demands. The case remains active as a joint federal-local effort, with thousands of tips processed and no confirmed suspects publicly identified.
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