Officers responded to KOA Campground after receiving calls of a shooting inside a trailer. When they arrived, Fernand Lete emerged, armed with a revolver, at which point an officer fired an unknown number of shots. It was not immediately reported if Lete was struck by that gunfire, but he barricaded himself in the trailer. When police entered, they found that Lete was suffering from gunshot wounds, and he died. The body of Michael LaPlante, 55, was also found inside with gunshot wounds.
Victim's Name: Fernand “Fred” Lete
Agency Responsible: Bernalillo Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 70
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: September 3, 2018
County: Sandoval
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: other
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 4007
Geography: Rural