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