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Oscar Najera III

Gender : Male

Age : 25

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 06/27/2021

Location : 504 S Evergreen Avenue

City : Roswell

County : Chaves

State : New Mexico

Agency : Chaves County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Deputy Raul Ramos, Deputy Ricardo Delgado

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during response to domestic dispute

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On June 27, 2021, around 5 p.m., deputies from the Chaves County Sheriff's Office responded to a domestic dispute involving a firearm between a man and a woman in a vehicle. Oscar Najera III, 25, drove away from the scene in the vehicle. Deputies later located the unattended vehicle at a Stripes gas station in Roswell, New Mexico. While searching the area, a deputy encountered Najera behind a residence on Evergreen Street. Najera fled on foot, prompting a pursuit. During the chase, a deputy discharged a Taser, but it was unsuccessful. Najera continued running and reached the front of another residence on Evergreen Avenue, where two deputies confronted him. The deputies reportedly gave commands before drawing their firearms and shooting, killing Najera.The family of Oscar Najera has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Chaves County Sheriff's Office, alleging that deputies lacked proper training and that Najera was unarmed at the time of the shooting.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/additional-details-provided-in-fatal-deputy-involved-shooting-of-roswell-man/
• https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/suspect-dead-in-roswell-officer-involved-shooting/
• https://www.aclu-nm.org/en/cases/najera-v-chaves-county-new-mexico-law-enforcement-academy-board