Incident

5-25-2015 New Mexico Rio Rancho 2-1

Location

May 25, 2015

Incident Address
Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Participants

  • Type: Victim
  • Participant Characteristics:
    • Law Enforcement
  • Name: Officer Gregg "Nigel" Benner
  • Age: 49
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Killed
  • Type: Victim
  • Name: Tabitha Littles
  • Gender: Female
  • Status: Injured, Arrested
  • Type: Subject-Suspect
  • Name: Andrew Steven Romero
  • Age: 28
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

  • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
  • Officer Involved Incident
  • Officer Involved Shooting - Officer killed
  • Officer Involved Shooting - Bystander shot
  • Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

Officer was fatally shot. Passenger in perpetrator's vehicle was shot in the foot.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

  • Type: Handgun

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 9
State House District: 44