$20m settlement highlights nation-leading police violence problem in New Mexico
This week, the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico, agreed to the terms of a proposed $20m settlement to the family of Teresa Gomez, an unarmed 45-year-old killed in a 2023 police shooting. Gomez was sitting in a car outside a public housing complex in the early hours of October 3,
A New Mexico city reaches $20 million settlement in the death of a woman shot by a police officer
The city of Las Cruces, New Mexico has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a grandmother fatally shot by a police officer last year.
City of Las Cruces pays out $20M to family of woman killed by police officer
Las Cruces, New Mexico, announced it has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a woman shot and killed by a police officer.
New Mexico City to Pay $20 Million to Family of Woman Shot by Police
New Mexico has among the highest rates of killings by police officers in the U.S., and officials are trying to reduce the number of deadly encounters.
Las Cruces, NM reaches $20M settlement in death of woman fatally shot by officer
The city of Las Cruces announced Monday that it reached a $20 million settlement with the family of Teresa Gomez, who was fatally shot by an officer.
Family of woman fatally shot by police officer given $20M settlement by New Mexico city
The family of a woman shot dead by a former New Mexico police officer has reached a $20 million settlement with the city that employed him, ahead of his murder trial next year.
$20M settlement reached in Las Cruces officer-involved shooting
The City of Las Cruces determined the actions on the morning of Oct. 3, 2023, were “so severe that charges were brought against Hernandez.”
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