FBI Albuquerque
Office of Public Affairs
(505) 889-1300
April 13, 2022

FBI Media Alert: FBI Offers Reward for Information in Naschitti Homicide Case

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual or individuals responsible for the homicide of Lee Michael Pahe.

On July 26, 2021, at approximately 12:52 p.m., Lee Michael Pahe was found deceased on the ground next to a water pump in Naschitti, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation.

The cause of death was a gunshot wound.

Authorities were told that Pahe, who was 30 years old at the time, was last seen leaving a residence in Navajo, New Mexico, at 2 a.m. on the day his body was discovered.

Pahe was a resident of Fort Defiance, Arizona.

If you have any information concerning this person, please contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or tips.fbi.gov.

An FBI poster is available at: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/lee-michael-pahe/download.pdf