A trooper pulled over a blue Honda for speeding and noticed the car's paperwork didn't match up. While the officer was speaking to the passenger of the car, the passenger lunged at him, and they fought. During the exchange of gunfire, the officer was wounded, and the passenger was killed.
Victim's Name: Jonathan Molina
Agency Responsible: New Mexico State Police
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: July 15, 2018
County: Bernalillo
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: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3941
Geography: Urban