A Santa Fe police officer fatally shot a man while trying to stop the man from driving a patrol vehicle, police said. The officer shot and killed the man during a struggle to remove him from the police vehicle.
Victim's Name: Andrew James Lucero
Agency Responsible: Santa Fe Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: April 29, 2017
County: Santa Fe
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Vehicle
Weapon: vehicle
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2546
Geography: Rural