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.
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.
An HSI officer notified dispatch of the shooting as Cueva headed east on I-10, said Thornton, who spoke late Thursday to media gathered outside of the New Mexico State Police headquarters in Deming.