Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Timothy Riley

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 11/18/2024

Location : Oak Drive

City : Roswell

County : Chaves

State : New Mexico

Agency : Roswell Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Roswell PD arrived at a residence following a domestic disturbance call at a residence on Oak Drive, a cul-de-sac in West Roswell. According to the Roswell Police Department, 30-year-old Timothy Riley allegedly opened fire on responding officers. In response, officers returned fire, striking Riley once in the head. He was transported to a hospital but was later pronounced dead.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.rdrnews.com/news/local/one-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-rpd-unit-crashes-en-route-to-scene/article_49f641f0-a60f-11ef-8727-2f0b44fea922.html

Anthony Hernandez

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 11/11/2024

Location : 2401 San Mateo Boulevard NE

City : Albuquerque

County : Bernalillo

State : New Mexico

Agency : Albuquerque Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during armed disturbance

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Albuquerque PD shot and killed a man with a weapon at a gas station who was reportedly holding a child and waving a gun. Three bystanders were also shot and injured during the police shootout.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.koat.com/article/multi-agency-task-force-investigating-shooting-by-officer/62875715

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 11/11/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Rio Rancho

County : Sandoval

State : New Mexico

Agency : Rio Rancho Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police responded to a call about a man threatening his family. Police escalated a standoff and he died from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.rrobserver.com/news/shelter-in-place-enacted-for-armed-man-threatening-family-ends-in-suicide/article_7b65de2a-a1f6-11ef-a2b6-af2002d05d33.html

Matthew “Solo” Garcia

Age :39

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/18/2024

Location : Central Avenue SE and Alvarado Drive NE

City : Albuquerque

County : Bernalillo

State : New Mexico

Agency : Albuquerque Police Department.

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during trespassing call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Albuquerque Police Department were at the Tewa Motor Lodge on Central Ave. helping City of Albuquerque Code Enforcement to remove trespassers and relocate residents from the location. APD was detaining a group of “unruly” people when one became unruly and handcuffed them. Police engaged in some sort of altercation or attack on a handcuffed man and ended up shooting and killing him. Bystanders state that he was cuffed and unarmed when killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abqraw.com/post/update-apd-says-man-was-handcuffed-when-shot-by-officers-in-latest-police-shooting/

https://www.abqjournal.com/multimedia/candlelight-vigil-for-justice-family-activists-and-community-members-gather-to-mourn-matthew-freddie-solo/collection_1560b5bc-8f24-11ef-b03b-87699edd9796.html#1

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-matthew-garcias-family-with-funeral-costs

Louie Joseph Archuleta

Age :28

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/15/2024

Location : W Country Club Rd and N Kentucky Avenue

City : Roswell

County : Chaves

State : New Mexico

Agency : Roswell Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

ouie Archuleta was fleeing from police, crashed his vehicle, then emerged while allegedly holding a gun. Police shot and killed him. Police allegedly chased him for various charges, such as receiving stolen property and abandonment of a child. Police did not present any charges that would warrant life-threatening chase.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.koat.com/article/new-mexico-suspect-dead-police-shooting-roswell/62615924

https://www.rdrnews.com/news/local/fleeing-man-dies-after-being-shot-at-by-multiple-officers/article_02c55c46-8b5a-11ef-a148-138d1fd96256.html

Matthew Sanchez

Age :41

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/14/2024

Location : Central and Elizabeth

City : Albuquerque

County : Bernalillo

State : New Mexico

Agency : Albuquerque Police Department

Officer(s) : Jeff Schwarzel

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during armed domestic disturbance

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Albuquerque police were sent to Central and Elizabeth in Albuquerque in a mobile home park for domestic disturbance. They encountered Matthew Sanchez with a gun coming from a mobile home and shot and killed him. An officer was also shot by friendly fire from another officer and injured.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/apd-officer-shot-suspect-dead-in-overnight-shooting/

https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/albuquerque-police-providing-details-on-deadly-officer-involved-shooting/

Jason Torres

Age :41

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/10/2024

Location : South Main Street

City : Roswell

County : Chaves

State : New Mexico

Agency : Roswell Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Roswell PD stopped a driver who had been towing a second vehicle by the Chaves County Metro Narcotics Task Force. The man ran away and police chased and shot and killed him, alleging that he had a gun. An officer rushing to the scene to assist as backup was involved in a crash.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ5fi2gSLoM

https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/roswell-officer-shoots-fleeing-armed-suspect-police-say/

Michael Ray Gabaldon

Age :51

Gender :Male

Race : Native American

Date : 09/29/2024

Location : 100 block of La Ladera Road

City : Los Lunas

County : Valencia

State : New Mexico

Agency : Valencia County Sheriff's Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Valencia deputies were called to the 100 block of Ladera Road in Los Lunas for a man arguing with neighbors and firing a gun. The officers were not able to resolve this and returned multiple times. During their last visit, they saw the quarrelsome man point guns at his neighbor, Michael Gabaldon who was allegedly defending himself on his property. Police shot and killed Gabaldon, stating he had a gun. Neighbors and his family in unison said that Gabaldon had been a “very good” person and the other neighbor was constantly threatening everyone in the neighborhood. Police were reportedly aware of this because there had allegedly been a number of similar previous incident involving this neighbor. Michael Gabaldon had been a former sheriff's deputy.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.koat.com/article/valencia-county-sheriffs-deputies-involved-in-shooting-incident/62445191

https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/1-dead-in-shooting-involving-valencia-county-sheriffs-office/

Stephanie “Gracen” Coon

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/22/2024

Location : 100 block of La Placita Circle

City : Santa Fe

County : Santa Fe

State : New Mexico

Agency : Santa Fe Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Santa Fe Police were sent to the 100 block of La Placita Circle for a domestic disturbance. They encountered Stephanie “Gracen” Coon with a box cutter. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/one-dead-after-santa-fe-officer-involved-shooting-nmsp-reports/

https://www.facebook.com/Santafepolice/posts/pfbid02WBXoHMyXTprR4YwrYPPpZqLmfsaGiMXDPdHm38226MwjnLLHbPqVnt59izqZkSBfl?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZWrGbzF_qrqwcj2A2pmIlKinaOvhC2VCdhT8CB8G-cb26Rj88666dVhgYbb1hAwhk6VRIKMUj8o1qrkL5P2iUBfQENuCywyv_T3E_hMw0Sjn6fEfxtSTIA5hsRBYv

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/12/2024

Location : Comanche Road NE on Bryn Mawr Drive NE

City : Albuquerque

County : Bernalillo

State : New Mexico

Agency : Albuquerque Police Department, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by SWAT during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Albuquerque police received a call about a domestic violence situation. They arrived, found an armed man, and called SWAT. Police shot and killed him under undisclosed circumstances.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.koat.com/article/albuquerque-police-swat-comanche-standoff/62179914

Wallace Gonzales

Age :41

Gender :Male

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/

Derek Pickett

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/17/2024

Location : Arno Road

City : Albuquerque

County : Bernalillo

State : New Mexico

Agency : Albuquerque Police Department, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by SWAT after shoplifting accusation at Family Dollar

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Albuquerque PD were called to a Family Dollar on Broadway for a shoplifting incident. Police foot chased a man, claim that he flashed a gun at them and yelled that he was not going back to jail, and they shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvkgYYc-54g

Albert Morgan

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 08/16/2024

Location : Forest Road 400

City : San Fidel

County : Cibola

State : New Mexico

Agency : Cibola County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by patrol officer for undisclosed reasons

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police came upon a man and woman at Forest Road 400 after a report of domestic violence. Cibola county deputies stated that a woman fled and later told them that Albert Morgan had choked her. When officers tried to talk to Morgan, he was hostile and pulled a gun, eventually aiming it at police who shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/deputy-involved-shooting-kills-one-in-cibola-county/

https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/video-suspect-shoots-at-deputies-investigating-domestic-violence-call-in-cibola-county/

Tyrel Richter Cutchie

Age :43

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 08/08/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Colfax

County : Colfax

State : New Mexico

Agency : Colfax County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Colfax County deputies attempted to traffic-stop a vehicle. The vehicle continued driving. Police escalated a chase. The vehicle stopped and allegedly reversed into a patrol car. Police shot and killed the driver, Richter Cutchie.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.koat.com/article/new-mexico-police-shooting-colfax-county/61831824

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 08/08/2024

Location : 12th St. and Indian School Rd

City : Albuquerque

County : Bernalillo

State : New Mexico

Agency : Multi-Agency Task Force, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Albuquerque SWAT/Multi-Agency Task Force attempted to arrest a man and besieged a residence. The man apparently died by suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/law-enforcement-investigates-after-suspect-dies-during-swat-standoff/

Alexandria Gerard

Age :43

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 08/07/2024

Location : Alameda Road NE and Edith Boulevard

City : North Valley

County : Bernalillo

State : New Mexico

Agency : Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Bernalillo deputy allegedly tried to stop a vehicle that was driving erratically. The vehicle did not stop and the officer escalated a chase. The deputy allegedly hit the rear of the fleeing vehicle, catapulting it into a wall, killing the driver. Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office and Albuquerque Police Department had a public argument, each other of inaccuracies in reporting how this fatal crash actually happened.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/driver-killed-after-bernalillo-deputy-crashes-into-car-in-north-valley/article_a811ba5c-54df-11ef-932d-dbb69fd9c6ba.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkQg3NciLWo

Name Not Disclosed 2 of 2

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 07/18/2024

Location : 7800 block of Central near Pennsylvania

City : Albuquerque

County : Bernalillo

State : New Mexico

Agency : Albuquerque Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : 2 bystanders killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Albuquerque PD hunted a vehicle into the path of an SUV, killing both occupants of the SUV.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/man-charged-with-vehicular-homicide-after-2-die-in-crash-following-police-chase-in-se/article_1d6951f6-4537-11ef-95ff-0bfcd4da9576.html

Name Not Disclosed 1 of 2

Age :

Gender :Female

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 07/18/2024

Location : 7800 block of Central near Pennsylvania

City : Albuquerque

County : Bernalillo

State : New Mexico

Agency : Albuquerque Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : 2 bystanders killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Albuquerque PD hunted a vehicle into the path of an SUV, killing both occupants of the SUV.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/man-charged-with-vehicular-homicide-after-2-die-in-crash-following-police-chase-in-se/article_1d6951f6-4537-11ef-95ff-0bfcd4da9576.html

Elijah Hadley

Age :17

Gender :Male

Race : Native American

Date : 06/25/2024

Location : U.S. Highway 70 near mile marker 240

City : Otero County

County : Otero

State : New Mexico

Agency : Otero County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police when seen walking on road with airsoft gun replica

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Otero County deputies found a teenager walking on the median of a highway with an airsoft gun replica. Police allege he pointed it at them. They shot and killed him. He was found to have been hit by 15 bullets on autopsy.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ktsm.com/news/teen-holding-airsoft-gun-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting/

https://ladailypost.com/nmsp-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-in-otero-county/

https://kvia.com/news/new-mexico/2024/06/27/17-year-old-holding-air-soft-gun-shot-dead-by-deputy-new-mexico-state-police-say/

https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/nmsp-otero-county-deputy-shoots-and-kills-teen-with-gun/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/teen-holding-airsoft-gun-dead-181208237.html

https://patch.com/new-hampshire/concord-nh/man-gun-dies-after-officer-involved-shooting-pm-patch-nh

https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/nmsp-otero-county-sheriffs-deputy-shoots-and-kills-teen-with-airsoft-gun-officer-involved-shooting-new-mexico-state-police-elijah-hadley

https://www.koat.com/article/video-shows-moments-before-after-ocso-shooting-koat-deputy-elijah-hadley/61584666

Dale Meador

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/20/2024

Location : Interstate 40 and Coors Boulevard NW

City : Albuquerque

County : Bernalillo

State : New Mexico

Agency : Albuquerque Police Department, SWAT

Officer(s) : Zachary Herbst

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed during police chase for stolen car

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police spotted a stolen vehicle and escalated a chase, placed spike strips that caused a man and woman to flee from the vehicle and continue in a truck. Police chased them to 98th and I-40 where the man held the woman hostage. After a one-hour standoff, a police sniper killed him. It turned out that the gun was only a BB gun and Meador had been unarmed.

Officer Zachary Herbst who killed Dale Meador had also previously killed Emmanuel Campos, 20, on August 16, 2023.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.koat.com/article/albuquerque-deadly-police-shooting/61191991

https://www.yahoo.com/news/apd-swat-officer-shoots-kills-030100548.html

https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/albuquerque-police-to-release-details-on-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-2/

https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/video-car-chase-turns-into-hostage-situation-albuquerque-police-kill-suspect/

Michael Christopher Goodheart

Age :26

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/19/2024

Location : Shalem Colony Trail

City : Las Cruces

County : Dona Ana

State : New Mexico

Agency : Albuquerque Police Department, Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Albuquerque PD and SWAT try to arrest Michael Christopher Goodhart on several unspecified warrants. He fled into a tunnel with a female. Police alleged that he had a gun. SWAT arrived, deployed, drones and helicopter and fired Les lethal bullets. They finally shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/apd-swat-officer-shoots-kills-man-after-chase-into-west-side-tunnel/article_2c180840-2f49-11ef-b780-37c40949c0be.html

https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/crime/2024/06/21/las-cruces-man-killed-by-doa-ana-deputy-reported-being-in-crisis/74169879007/

Jeffrey Martinez

Age :28

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 06/09/2024

Location : Walgreens on North Riverside

City : Española

County : Rio Arriba

State : New Mexico

Agency : Española Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during attempted traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police investigated a stolen vehicle at a drug store. Driver Jeffrey Martinez allegedly tried to escape and hit a vehicle and an officer. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.koat.com/article/new-mexico-police-shooting-officer-hit-vehicle-espanola/61062410

Faustino Carrette

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/15/2024

Location : North Main St. and College Blvd

City : Roswell

County : Fulton

State : New Mexico

Agency : Roswell Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police under undisclosed circumstances

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Roswell PD engaged in a shootout under unknown circumstances and shot and killed a man.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/suspect-dead-and-officer-injured-in-roswell-police-shooting/

Aubrey James Osteen

Age :77

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/14/2024

Location : 4329 Quay Road 49

City : Tucumcari

County : Quay

State : New Mexico

Agency : Quay County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police for undisclosed reasons

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

The Quay County Sheriff’s Office shot and killed Aubrey Osteen when he allegedly pointed a gun at his home health nurse.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/nmsp-suspect-dead-following-sheriffs-office-shooting-near-tucumcari/

https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/suspect-killed-by-quay-county-sheriffs-office-new-mexico-state-police-investigating-tucumcari

Jose Adrian Guzman

Age :37

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 04/29/2024

Location : Oasis Drive

City : Chaparral

County : Dona Ana

State : New Mexico

Agency : Dona Ana Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Dona Ana County deputy was called on a call for an unknown person on Oasis drive. The deputy realized the man had an open warrant and tried to arrest him. The man resisted and the deputy allegedly tasered him, causing him to seize up. The man took the taser away from the attacking deputy. The deputy then shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqpBCB5VBso

https://www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/sheriff-shuts-down-questions-provides-video-after-deputy-kills-chaparral-man,79668

Christopher R. Murphy 1 of 3

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/14/2024

Location : Salina suburb

City : Liverpool

County : Onondaga

State : New Mexico

Agency : Syracuse Police Department, Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : One of 3 killed in police shootout

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Syracuse PD and Onondaga deputies chased a driver for failed traffic stop. The officers tracked the car and caught up with it in front of a home. They approached the car and 2 officers were shot and killed. The man whom they had engaged in a shootout with was also shot and killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://nypost.com/2024/04/15/us-news/syracuse-cop-and-onondaga-sheriffs-deputy-shot-and-killed-in-salina/

https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2024/04/shooter-idd-in-killing-of-syracuse-officer-and-onondaga-county-deputy.html

Mark Benavidez

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 04/11/2024

Location : 2266 Wyoming Blvd. NE

City : Albuquerque

County : Bernalillo

State : New Mexico

Agency : Albuquerque Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Albuquerque PD tried to arrest a man for open warrants in the Walmart parking lot at 2266 Wyoming Boulevard NE. The man reportedly pushed past an officer with a rifle and tried to get in the store past them. Police engaged him in a physical altercation. The man grabbed the AR-15 and wrestled with the officer over control, discharging several rounds at Walmart. He was shot and killed by police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.koat.com/article/deadly-albuquerque-police-shooting-walmart-wyoming/60470270

Javier Harvey Salinas, Jr.

Age :27

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 04/04/2024

Location : South Sunset and West McGaffey

City : Roswell

County : Chaves

State : New Mexico

Agency : Roswell Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police under undisclosed circumstances

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Roswell PD officer shot and killed someone. No other details have been released at this time.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/nmsp-suspect-dead-in-roswell-police-shooting/

Mariah Voigt

Age :33

Gender :Female

Race : Native American

Date : 03/20/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Albuquerque

County : Bernalillo

State : New Mexico

Agency : Albuquerque Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police by mistake

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police chased Mariah Voigt into a shed because they believed she was driving a stolen car. When she emerged, they shot and killed her. Police mistook the cell phone in the unarmed woman’s hand for a weapon.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.koat.com/article/details-tuesdays-officer-involved-shooting-explained/60258726

ACLU Statement on this shooting:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/407711431860869

Francisco Hernandez

Age :36

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 03/06/2024

Location : 11600 Academy Road NE

City : Albuquerque

County : Bernalillo

State : New Mexico

Agency : Sandia Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after fight with officer

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police were engaged in an “altercation” with Francisco Hernandez and went to get a warrant for it. When they found Francisco Hernandez, he fled by car, crashed into a tree and fled on foot. Police allege he had a gun and they shot and killed him. Hernandez only had a BB gun.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/suspect-dead-after-albuquerque-officer-involved-shooting-nm-state-police-reports/

Lucas Lorenzo Barros

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 02/20/2024

Location : 451 Vista Dr. SW.

City : Los Lunas

County : Valencia

State : New Mexico

Agency : Los Lunas Police Department, Valencia County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance event

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Los Lunas police were sent on domestic disturbance call. It is unknown what transpired but police brought SWAT and shot and killed Lucas Barros.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.koat.com/article/los-lunas-police-shooting-vista-drive/46872668

https://www.koat.com/article/deadly-shooting-los-lunas-police/46873075

https://news-bulletin.com/suspect-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-los-lunas/

Lucas Barros

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 02/20/2024

Location : 451 Vista Dr.

City : Los Lunas

County : Valencia

State : New Mexico

Agency : Los Lunas

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Los Lunas PD and SWAT appeared at a domestic violence call and shot and killed a man.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.koat.com/article/deadly-shooting-los-lunas-police/46873075

Armando Silva 2 of 2

Age :29

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 02/11/2024

Location : 300 block of South Valley Drive

City : Las Cruces

County : Dona Ana

State : New Mexico

Agency : Las Cruces Police Department

Officer(s) : Jonah Hernandez

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after stabbing

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Officer Jonah Hernandez was called to a trespassing situation, encountered a 29-year-old man who stabbed him to death. The man was shot and killed by police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wafb.com/2024/02/12/new-mexico-officer-killed-stabbing-before-suspect-is-shot-killed-by-witness-police-say/

https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/crime/2024/02/11/las-cruces-police-department-officer-killed-in-the-line-of-duty/72566447007/

Robert Geyer

Age :62

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/26/2024

Location : Harris Drive

City : Taos

County : Taos

State : New Mexico

Agency : New Mexico State Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

New Mexico State Police arrived on Harris Drive to arrest Robert Geyer. Geyer committed suicide under police duress when approached. A dead body was allegedly found under the house and six people in the home were arrested for drug possession.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.taosnews.com/public-safety/new-mexico-state-police-discover-body-arrest-six-while-searching-taos-residence/article_3c22e758-c21d-11ee-86a5-c75cbfba1418.html

https://www.taosnews.com/public-safety/harris-drive-body-identified/article_9f1fb108-cc16-11ee-91e3-0793eb6b7676.html

Joseph Baca

Age :38

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 01/25/2024

Location : Love's Travel Stop At 2200 6th St., Northwest

City : Albuquerque

County : Bernalillo

State : New Mexico

Agency : Albuquerque Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during call for erratic behavior

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Joseph Baca may have been intoxicated when he attacked people at a gas station, tried to carjack two vehicles, threw his gun and rocks around. Police arrived and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.koat.com/article/overnight-shooting-involving-albuquerque-police-officers/46533085

https://www.abqraw.com/post/deadly-officer-involved-shooting-happens-overnight

https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/apd-to-release-details-on-fatal-officer-involved-shooting/

Matthias Wynkoop

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/16/2024

Location : 1119 Santa Fe Ave. S.W.

City : Albuquerque

County : Bernalillo

State : New Mexico

Agency : Albuquerque Police Department, Multi-Agency Task Force (MATF)

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Albuquerque Police organized a militarized raid to arrest an unnamed person for undisclosed reasons and shot and killed him in the process. No more information was released at this time.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.abqraw.com/post/man-kills-himself-during-swat-standoff-last-night

Mary Antonette Garcia

Age :44

Gender :Female

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 12/30/2023

Location : Riverside Drive

City : Española

County : Rio Arriba

State : New Mexico

Agency : Española PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by off-duty officer

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A pedestrian was crossing Riverside Drive when hit and killed by an officer at 6 a.m. on December 30, 2023.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.krqe.com/video/nmdot-opens-online-voting-to-name-12-snowplows/9291286/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/13/2023

Location : 4th Street NW

City : Los Ranchos

County : Bernalillo

State : New Mexico

Agency : Bernalillo County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A suicidal man in mental health crisis appeared at a fire station, sat in a vehicle with a gun and said he wanted to kill himself. Bernalillo County deputies took up chase until he crashed at 4th Street. They sent drones and K9s after him. SWAT shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.koat.com/article/shelter-in-place-issued-in-los-ranchos/45814694

Mark Carlson

Age :32

Gender :Male

Race : Native American

Date : 12/07/2023

Location : Montgomery+Morningside

City : Albuquerque

County : Bernalillo

State : New Mexico

Agency : Albuquerque PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest attempt

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Albuquerque PD tried to arrest a man they felt was involved in some prior robberies. They fired “nonlethal methods” at him, apparently a taser and allege he had a gun. They shot and killed him during arrest.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/apd-robbery-suspect-shot-killed-by-officer-at-apartment-complex/

https://www.koat.com/article/police-in-shooting-albuquerque-apartment-complex/46068681#

Bodycam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YchLw2CjcxA

Wyatt Franzoy

Age :1

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 11/11/2023

Location : 7016 Orizaba Avenue

City : Deming

County : Luna

State : New Mexico

Agency : Luna County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Paul Garcia

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police vehicle crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Wyatt Franzoy was a 14-month-old baby boy who was in his family’s car when Luna County deputy Paul Garcia was seen speeding and crashing into the family vehicle, killing baby Wyatt Franzoy.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ktsm.com/crime/family-of-baby-boy-killed-in-crash-involving-luna-county-sheriffs-office-deputy-to-speak-out/