Off-duty Silver City police Capt. Marcello Contreras, 41, fatally shot his girlfriend Nikki Bascom, 31, and then shot himself.
Victim's Name: Nikki Bascom
Agency Responsible: Silver City Police Department
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Race: White
Date of Death: April 21, 2016
County: Grant
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Off Duty: Off-Duty
Geography: Rural