Senseless, heinous loss : Suspect in fatal shooting of New Mexico State Police officer killed in Interstate 10 shootout Bethany Freudenthal, Lucas Peerman and Leah Romero, Las Cruces Sun-News
Raw video: New Mexico State Police shooting in Las Cruces captured on camera
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. A suspect shot and killed a New Mexico State Police officer before being fatally shot on an interstate on Thursday in a shootout that was captured on video.
The suspect, who has not been identified, shot the state police officer on Interstate 10 before fleeing east. About 40 miles later, the suspect was killed in a shootout with Las Cruces police officers and Doña Ana County Sheriff s deputies.
New Mexico State Police officer, suspect killed in separate shootings along I-10 Bethany Freudenthal, Lucas Peerman and Leah Romero, Las Cruces Sun-News
New Mexico State police ID Darian Jarrott as officer killed in I-10 shooting
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Last update: 10:40 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4
LAS CRUCES - A suspect shot and killed a New Mexico State Police officer in Luna County before being shot and killed on Interstate 10 in Las Cruces on Thursday.
NMSP officer Darian Jarrott, assisting Homeland Security Investigations, pulled over a white Chevrolet pickup truck being driven by Omar Felix Cueva near milepost 101 on Interstate 10 east of Deming. During the traffic stop, Cueva opened fire and killed Jarrot, said State Police Chief Robert Thornton.