Gun store owner says FBI asked him to check firearm sales against list of names, pics in Guthrie case

TUCSON, Ariz. - An Arizona weapon store proprietor says an FBI cause asked him to reappraisal caller firearm purchases tied to a database of astir 2 twelve people, arsenic the hunt for Nancy Guthrie continues into a 3rd week.

Phillip Martin, co-owner of Armor Bearer Arms successful Tucson, told Fox News’ Amalia Roy that an FBI cause visited his store with 3 pages of astir 18 to 24 individuals with corresponding photos and names.

The agent, Martin said, asked to cheque whether immoderate of those radical had purchased a firearm from his store wrong the past year.

"He really had fixed maine a database of paper, database of radical that had pictures and names connected it, and helium wanted to cognize if I could assistance him propulsion up successful my strategy if immoderate of these radical person purchased a weapon successful the past year," Martin said.

ADVANCED VIDEO EQUIPMENT SEEN AT NANCY GUTHRIE HOME AS EXPERTS BREAK DOWN ITS POSSIBLE ROLE

An undated photograph of Nancy Guthrie and Savannah Guthrie that was provided by NBC successful effect to the disappearance of the 84-year-old parent of the "TODAY" co-host. (Courtesy of NBC)

Martin said helium initially questioned the petition but yet agreed to assistance retired of interest for Guthrie’s family.

"I felt atrocious for the family. Anything that could assistance them find the idiosyncratic I was consenting to help," helium said.

Martin said helium entered each past sanction into his store’s physics records system, which would show identifying accusation if the idiosyncratic had made a purchase. He said nary of the names returned a lucifer for firearm purchases wrong the past year.

According to Martin, the cause told him investigators planned to sojourn further weapon stores to find whether anyone connected the database had precocious bought a weapon.

Photos released connected Feb. 10, 2025, amusement fishy carrying a weapon connected Nancy Guthrie's property.  (FBI)

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On Tuesday, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos disputed reports that authorities person narrowed the fishy excavation to a fewer twelve individuals. During an interrogation with Fox News’ Jonathan Hunt, Nanos denied that investigators had focused connected a circumstantial group.

"That’s not true," Nanos said erstwhile asked whether authorities had identified astir 40 radical arsenic imaginable suspects.

"We haven’t narrowed it down to thing different than we person pieces of grounds that we’re looking astatine to effort to find this individual," Nanos said.

The FBI released a statement of a fishy successful Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, who was seen successful doorbell camera footage earlier she vanished. (Fox News)

Nancy Guthrie disappearance timeline:

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Jan. 31, 2026

• Between 9:30–9:45 p.m. – Family drops Nancy disconnected astatine home

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• 9:50 p.m. – Garage doorway closes (per authorities)

The Pima County Sheriff's Office is asking anyone with accusation connected the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie to telephone them oregon scope retired via the QR codification successful this missing idiosyncratic flyer. (Pima County Sheriff's Office)

Feb. 1, 2026

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• 1:47 a.m. – Doorbell camera disconnects

• 2:12 a.m. – Security camera detects motion

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• 2:28 a.m. – Pacemaker disconnects from telephone application

• 11:56 a.m. – Family checks connected Nancy aft she misses play religion livestream gathering

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• 12:03 p.m. — 911 called

• 12:15 p.m. — Sheriff’s deputies get astatine home

Fox News Digital's Greg Wehner contributed to this report.