Incident
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11-08-2020 New Mexico Las Vegas 2-1
Location
November 08, 2020
Las Vegas, New Mexico
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Victor Cervantes
- Age: 89
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Victim
- Name: Cristal Cervantes
- Age: 33
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Female
- Status: Killed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Relationship: Significant others - current or former
- Name: Alejandro Alirez
- Age: 23
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Unharmed, Arrested
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Officer Involved Incident
- Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator surrender at standoff
- Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person
Notes
Sunday night; armed subject barricaded himself in residence; live-streamed incident; two dead inside; ALT: Alejandro Sanchez-Alirez;
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: 45 Auto
Sources
- URL: https://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/state-police-investigate-double-homicide-in-las-vegas/5918998/?cat=500
- URL: https://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/state-police-investigate-double-homicide-in-las-vegas/5918998/?cat=500
District
Congressional District: 3State Senate District: 8
State House District: 70