Incident
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5-25-2015 New Mexico Rio Rancho 2-1
Location
May 25, 2015
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
Sources
- URL: https://www.fbi.gov/albuquerque/press-releases/2015/andrew-steven-romero-charged-with-violating-federal-firearms-laws
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District
Congressional District: 3State Senate District: 9
State House District: 44