Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Michael Ray Gabaldon

Gender : Male

Age : 51

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/