Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Dagoberto Jimenez
Gender : Male
Age : 28
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/09/2021
Location : 2355 Avenida de Mesilla
City : Las Cruces
County : Dona Ana
State : New Mexico
Agency : Las Cruces Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On November 9, 2021, at approximately 7:00 a.m., an off-duty Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD) officer conducted a welfare check on a single-car crash on I-25 north. The driver, identified as 28-year-old Dagoberto Jimenez, exited the vehicle, threatened the officer with a knife, and carjacked the officer's personal vehicle. The officer reported the incident, and LCPD officers located Jimenez near the intersection of Amador Ave. and Solano Drive. Jimenez fled the scene, driving off the road near S. Esperanza St. and Amador Ave., crashing through a fence, and entering the Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy property. SWAT and negotiators were called in to make contact with Jimenez. During the standoff, a single gunshot was heard, and Jimenez was found deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No officers were injured during the incident. The investigation was conducted by the Las Cruces Police Department.
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