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Victor Ivan Barron

Gender : Male

Age : 22

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 04/15/2021

Location : 1901 N Main Street

City : Roswell

County : Chaves

State : New Mexico

Agency : Roswell Police Department, Chaves County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Officer Danny Flott (Roswell PD), Officer Abrem Atencio (Roswell PD), Deputy Samuel Lueras (Chaves County Sheriff's Office)

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On April 15, 2021, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Roswell Police Department officers assisted the Chaves County Sheriff's Office during a pursuit involving a white Ford pickup truck that had fled from a deputy during an attempted traffic stop. Roswell officers deployed two sets of tire deflation devices and missed.
The vehicle then entered the parking lot of a bank at 1901 N Main St in Roswell, New Mexico. The driver, identified as 22-year-old Victor Ivan Barron, exited the truck holding a firearm and attempted to run away on foot. Officers Danny Flott and Abrem Atencio, both with the Roswell Police Department, along with Chaves County Sheriff’s Deputy Samuel Lueras, each discharged their firearms, striking and killing Barron.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.dps.nm.gov/blog/2021/04/17/shooting-involving-roswell-police-department-and-chaves-county-sheriffs-office/
• https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/roswell-officer-involved-shooting-suspect-had-long-criminal-history/
• https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/suspect-in-roswell-officer-involved-shooting-dies-from-injuries/