Bluesky Thomas Death Under Investigation | Mesa News

Mesa News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 19, 2026 · 2m

Bluesky Thomas, a 44-year-old member of the Gila River Tribal Community, died just one day after a violent incident at Sonoran Behavioral Health Hospital in Tucson — and his family says the hospital staff obstructed justice from the start. Investigators faced delays accessing video footage for six days, and while a former worker, Bryce Nolan Coleman, was arrested on manslaughter charges, the case was later dismissed due to lack of evidence — even though the medical examiner ruled it a homicide. The family, led by uncle Shannon Rivers, is furious and determined to keep pushing for answers…