Death by Cop- 2024

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Wallace Gonzales

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/