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I-10 west in Las Cruces reopens after hours-long truck fire closure
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico Interstate 10 westbound in the Las Cruces area was shut down Saturday evening for several hours due to a semi-truck fire that forced traffic to be diverted.
The fire was reported by the New Mexico Department of Transportation around 6:15 p.m. on I-10 west at milepost 139. New Mexico State Police said no injuries were reported.
All lanes were finally reopened as of 10:15 p.m., according to NMDOT.
Police detoured traffic off I-10 and onto Motel Boulevard to Picacho Avenue during the closure as motorists were advised to avoid the interstate and use an alternate route if possible.
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 officer shot, killed during traffic stop on I-10 near Deming Jamel Valencia | Staff UP NEXT
A New Mexico State Police officer was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Interstate-10 near Deming on Thursday.
A New Mexico State Police officer stationed in Deming, New Mexico was assisting Homeland Security Investigations.
The officer identified as 28-year-old Darian Jarrott initiated a traffic stop on a white Chevrolet pickup truck on I-10 eastbound, near mile marker 101 east of Deming, New Mexico.
During the traffic stop, the driver identified as 39-year-old Omar Felix Cueva fired at least one shot at officer Jarrott.
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.