Death by Cop- 2022
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Amelia Baca
Case # :493
Gender : Female
Age : 75
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/16/2022
Location : 800 block of Fir Ave
City : Las Cruces
County : Dona Ana
State : New Mexico
Agency : Las Cruces PD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Elderly woman with knife killed by police in her home
Disposition : Civil Suit, family awarded settlement
Open Records Summary :
Amelia Baca was a 75-year-old woman with known dementia and cognitive disabilities. She was in her home when police arrived. They claimed that she had a knife and stepped toward them. They shot and killed her.
Source Links :
https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/las-cruces-police-fatal-officer-involved-shooting/