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Leonardo Hernandez

Gender : Male

Age : 42

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 02/23/2023

Location : 113 Calle Diaz

City : Sunland Park

County : Dona Ana

State : New Mexico

Agency : Sunland Park PD

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Sunland Park PD showed up to a home where Hernandez was allegedly belligerent and causing a domestic disturbance. Police went inside, escorted 2 other people outside and saw Hernandez in the kitchen with a gun. They ordered him to drop the gun and he did. Hernandez was heard saying "there it is" in Spanish and the gun dropped from his pants to the floor. The officer is then heard telling Hernandez to turn around four times. Hernandez is heard telling the officer "you're in my house, bro" and tried to pick up the gun whereupon he was shot and killed by police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/body-cam-video-released-of-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-in-sunland-park

https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/man-identified-in-sunland-park-police-shooting/

https://kfoxtv.com/newsletters/sunland-park-police-investigating-shooting-on-calle-diaz

https://cbs4local.com/news/local/body-cam-video-released-of-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-in-sunland-park

https://www.abqjournal.com/2576653/police-fatally-shoot-man-at-home-in-sunland-park.html

https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/crime/2023/02/27/nmsp-gives-details-on-police-killing-of-sunland-park-man/69949814007/

https://www.dps.nm.gov/blog/2023/02/24/state-police-investigates-ois-involving-sunland-park-police-department/