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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
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.
New Mexico State Police Say Officer Shot, Killed On Highway –
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Authorities say a New Mexico State Police officer was killed in a shooting along a highway Thursday before a chase ended 30 miles away with a suspect dead and a Las Cruces police officer wounded.
State Police said one of its officers was shot in Luna County between Las Cruces and Deming in a confrontation along Interstate 10 in southern New Mexico.
They said multiple agencies then pursued the suspect s vehicle to the Las Cruces area before there was an exchange of gunfire.
The suspect was killed and a Las Cruces police officer was shot.
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