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Elijah Hadley

Gender : Male

Age : 17

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