Death by Cop- 2024
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Wallace Gonzales
Case # :140
Gender : Male
Age : 41
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/29/2024
Location : U.S. 54 near Mile Most 75
City : Alamogordo
County : Otero
State : New Mexico
Agency : Las Cruces Police Department SWAT, NMSP Tactical Team
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after pursuit
Open records summary :
Wallace Gonzalez was traffic–stopped in Las Cruces. The officer allegedly saw several guns on his dashboard. An unknown exchange took place and Wallace Gonzales drove away. The officer chased him into the White Sands Mall parking lot in Alamogordo. SWAT arrived and escalated a standoff lasting several hours which ended in a shootout with him. He was found dead in his truck.
Source links :
https://www.ktsm.com/news/nmsp-man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-involving-lcpd/
