Incident

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7-15-2023 New Mexico Alamogordo 1-1

Location

July 15, 2023

100 block of Delaware Ave
Alamogordo, New Mexico

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Officer Anthony Ferguson
Age: 41
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Dominic Cruz De La O
Age: 26
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer killed
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator shot
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

Time approximate; traffic stop initiated 2:30am; suspect fled; officer received GSW to face from sawed-off shotgun; suspect GSW leg; Cruz injured in another OIS on 1-29-23; see #2513982

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Shotgun

Sources

URL: https://twitter.com/NMStatePolice/status/1680217395967971328

URL: https://www.dps.nm.gov/blog/2023/07/15/alamogordo-police-officer-shot-in-ois/

URL: https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/officer-in-critical-condition-after-shooting-in-alamogordo-nmsp-says/

URL: https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/alamogordo-officer-involved-shooting-suspect-identified/

URL: https://www.facebook.com/AlamogordoPoliceDepartment/posts/584539967203180

URL: https://www.ktsm.com/news/alamogordo-police-officer-dies-after-being-shot-in-line-of-duty/

URL: https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/video-shows-moments-before-suspect-fatally-shot-alamogordo-police-officer/

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 33
State House District: 51