Death by Cop  2022-2024

Search fatalities

You can use any or all of the fields to refine the search.

Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Male

Age : 43

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 07/16/2023

Location : Immigration checkpoint I-25

City : Las Cruces

County : Dona Ana

State : New Mexico

Agency : Dona Ana SO

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during human trafficking

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Two deputies chased a truck with a blown-out tire, got into shootout, shot and killed the driver, injured a female passenger.Fourteen people from Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico were discovered stacked on top of each other in the trailer in a human trafficking operation.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://kfoxtv.com/news/instagram/1-person-killed-in-police-chase-in-dona-ana-county

https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2023/07/19/tpd-says-armed-suspect-died-of-self-inflicted-gunshot

https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/dona-ana-county-official-13-people-hidden-in-trailer-connected-to-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.ktsm.com/news/1-dead-1-injured-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-dona-ana-county/