Death by Cop- 2022
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Melanie Garcia
Case # :1141
Gender : Female
Age : 36
Race : Latinx
Date : 08/14/2022
Location : 1098 Willow Way
City : Santa Fe
County : Santa Fe
State : New Mexico
Agency : Santa Fe PD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot, taser
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Santa Fe PD arrived at a residence at 1098 Willow Way because Melanie Garcia was allegedly behaving erratically. Police said that she had a gun and they attacked her with tasers. She shot and killed herself under police duress.