Chilling Footage Shows New Mexico Officer’s Shooting Death During Traffic Stop
A video released online shows the moment a police officer in New Mexico was shot and killed during a traffic stop.
According to the New Mexico State Police in a news release, Officer Darian Jarrott initiated a traffic stop on a white Chevrolet pickup on Interstate 10 on Feb. 4. The driver, identified later as 39-year-old Omar Felix Cueva, was asked to exit the vehicle.
When he exited the truck, Cueva, according to the video footage, was holding a small rifle. He then fired several shots at Jarrott as he was walking around the rear of the vehicle, officials said.