A statement from the Santa Fe County Sheriff's office read: "On February 26, 2025 at approximately 1:45 p.m., Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to an address on Old Sunset Trail in Hyde Park where Gene Hackman, 95 and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 64 and a dog were found deceased.
While the cause of death is yet to be determined the Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza added: "All I can say is that we're in the middle of a preliminary death investigation, waiting on approval of a search warrant," according to The Sun.
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza stated that both Hackman and Arakawa had passed away, along with their dog.
The police were called to an address on Old Sunset Trail in Hyde Park at 1:45p.m on Wednesday, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office.
Besides his rare trips out in Santa Fe, the last time Hackman was seen in front of the camera for an acting role was in the 2004 comedy Welcome To Mooseport.
