Incident
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3-03-2023 New Mexico Las Cruces 1-2
Location
March 03, 2023
I-25Las Cruces, New Mexico
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Benjamin Rios Archuleta
- Age: 17
- Age Group: Teen 12-17
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Name: Drake Armendariz
- Age: 16
- Age Group: Teen 12-17
- Gender: Male
- Status: Unharmed, Arrested
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Name: Daniel Ortiz
- Age: 16
- Age Group: Teen 12-17
- Gender: Male
- Status: Unharmed, Arrested
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Notes
Just south of Dona Ana; Daniel Ortiz (16) also arrested, was driver while Armendariz reportedly shot vic;
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Unknown
Sources
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- URL: https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/crime/2023/03/06/teen-killed-after-i-25-shooting-las-cruces-dona-ana/69976707007/
District
Congressional District: 2State Senate District: 36
State House District: 35