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Timothy Ontiveros

Gender : Male

Age : 33

Race : Latinx

Date : 06/01/2025

Location : Unknown

City : Bloomfield

County : San Juan

State : New Mexico

Agency : Bloomfield Police Department

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed in the line of duty during a traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 06/01/2025, Timothy Ontiveros, a 33-year-old police officer with the Bloomfield Police Department in Bloomfield, New Mexico, died from gunshot wounds sustained during a traffic stop on May 26, 2025. Ontiveros conducted a routine stop when the driver refused to comply, and during the attempt to take the suspect into custody the driver opened fire, striking Ontiveros. A second officer returned fire, killing the suspect. Ontiveros was transported to the University of New Mexico Hospital, where he died days later from his injuries. He had served with the Bloomfield Police Department since December 2024 and previously worked with the Farmington Police Department; he also served as a volunteer firefighter with the Aztec Fire Department.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.odmp.org/officer/27410-police-officer-timothy-ontiveros
https://www.kob.com/news/top-news/video-reveals-what-led-to-the-killing-of-bloomfield-police-officer-timothy-ontiveros/
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/we-just-lost-a-great-soul-hundreds-pay-respects-to-bloomfield-police-officer-killed-in-the-line-of-duty/511255
https://apnews.com/article/4c0dd1510568cd411a8913978a48b799