Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 12/13/2021
Location : Torrance County Rd A051 and Lassiter St
City : Estancia
County : Torrance
State : New Mexico
Agency : Torrance County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during response to reported threat
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On December 13, 2021, at approximately 9:00 a.m., deputies from the Torrance County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of shots fired at a residence on West Alan Ayers Road in Estancia. A caller reported that a male, wearing a black hoodie and a red facemask, entered her backyard and fired at least one shot before fleeing westbound on West Alan Ayers Road. A deputy located the suspect near West Alan Ayers Road and Lassiter Road. For reasons still under investigation, the deputy discharged his duty weapon at least once, striking the suspect. Despite administering first aid, the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene by the Office of the Medical Investigator. The New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau is leading the investigation into the incident.
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SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/investigation-begins-after-torrance-county-sheriffs-office-deputy-fatally-shoots-suspect/
https://www.dps.nm.gov/blog/2021/12/13/nmsp-investigates-ois-involving-torrance-county-sheriffs-office/
https://apnews.com/article/police-shootings-new-mexico-bd16410856f2d72cb300aa30d7125ab1
