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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

The Phoenix Police Department was called to a local church parking lot in northern Phoenix, Arizona, United States at 16:00 MST (2200 UTC) Tuesday for a vehicular fire where they found the critically burned Paul J. Lopez, a local Democratic political consultant, on the ground of an apparent self-immolation. Lopez was rushed to an area hospital alive, but in critical condition later being pronounced dead on Wednesday.

At the scene, initial reports from police suggests no evidence of an accident or foul play. According to police, it appeared that Lopez was in his vehicle, deliberately dosing himself with gasoline before igniting himself. At some point, he did exit the vehicle before being overcome by his injuries collapsing in the location first responders found him.

Friends of Lopez, like Lawrence Robinson, claim there were, “No signs.” Politicians and colleagues have since issued statements remembering Lopez. Mayor Greg Stanton of Phoenix took to Twitter with, “I couldn’t ask for a better friend than Paul Lopez. Through ups and downs, good times and bad…he was always there for me and my family. He was godfather to Violet and First Communion sponsor for Trevor. I admired his love of his family and our community. RIP good friend.”

In accordance with Arizona law, when a person is seriously wounded or killed police must complete a full investigation before ruling out acts of negligence or homicide. Currently, there are no leads to the rationale for Lopez’s self-immolation or instigating events. The official report regarding this apparent self-immolation will be released in a few weeks.

As a political consultant, Lopez helped founded The Endeavor Agency where he was the chief executive officer for 27 years. His clientele consists of several Democratic candidates for the state of Arizona on local, state, and federal levels.

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