Death by Cop 2022-2024
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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://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