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Roswell, NM- On April 15, 2021, the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was contacted to investigate a police shooting involving the Roswell Police Department (RPD) and the Chaves County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO).
State Police Investigations Bureau agents learned that on April 15, 2021, at approximately 11:26 p.m., a sergeant with CCSO attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a white Ford pick-up truck on Mathews Street and South Main Street in Roswell. The vehicle fled and a vehicle pursuit was initiated.
The driver, later identified as Victor Ivan Barron (22) of Roswell, traveled west on Mathews Street to Pennsylvania. During the pursuit, CCSO requested the assistance of RPD. RPD deployed tire deflation devices at Union Avenue and Country Club Road. Barron traveled east on Main Street. As the vehicle traveled south on Main Street, a second set of tire deflation devices were deployed on Main Street ju
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By news editor and partners
• 5 hours ago
Roswell, NM- On April 15, 2021, the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was contacted to investigate a police shooting involving the Roswell Police Department (RPD) and the Chaves County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO).
At approximately 11:26 p.m., a sergeant with CCSO attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a white Ford pick-up truck on Matthews Street and South Main Street in Roswell, New Mexico. The vehicle fled and a pursuit was initiated.
The driver, later identified as Victor Ivan Barron (22) of Roswell, traveled west on Matthews Street to Pennsylvania. During the pursuit, CCSO requested the assistance of RPD. RPD deployed tire deflation devices at Union Avenue and Country Club Road. Barron continued to travel east on Main Street. As the vehicle was traveling south on Main Street, a second set of tire deflation devices were deployed on Main Street just north of 19th Street. Barron avoided the ti
State Police: Gun-brandishing man fatally shot after pursuit
April 17, 2021
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ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) Law enforcement officers fatally shot a 22-year-old Roswell man when he brandished a gun outside a bank as he tried to run away after an attempted traffic stop and vehicle pursuit, authorities said Saturday.
The New Mexico State Police identified the man killed Thursday as Victor Ivan Barron and said it was investigating the fatal shooting that involved two Roswell city police officers and a Chaves County sheriff s deputy.
According to a State Police statement, the incident started when a sheriff s sergeant tried to pull over a pickup that then drove off, prompting the pursuit. Barron was shot after he pulled into a bank s parking lot, got out and started to run, the statement said.