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Name Not Disclosed

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 :

On 08/16/2024, an unidentified man was shot and killed by Cibola County sheriff’s deputies during an encounter near Forest Road 400 in the San Fidel area of Cibola County. Deputies reported encountering two people at approximately 1:30 a.m. while conducting routine patrol in the area.
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The Sheriff’s Office said deputies began investigating the two people they encountered. Authorities did not publicly disclose what initially drew the deputies’ attention to the pair, what deputies were investigating, or whether either person was suspected of a crime before deputies initiated contact.
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According to the initial Sheriff’s Office account, one of the two people allegedly presented a threat to the deputies. Multiple deputies then fired their weapons, striking and killing the man. The initial public account did not describe the alleged threat, identify a weapon, or provide the sequence of events immediately preceding the gunfire.
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New Mexico State Police was requested to conduct the investigation into the fatal shooting. The initial public reporting did not identify the man who was killed.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The Cibola County sheriff’s deputies who fired their weapons have not been publicly identified.

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/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/deputy-involved-shooting-kills-one-185158564.html