Deputies were involved in a car chase that lasted several minutes. A male suspect reportedly got out of the vehicle and deputies claim pointed a handgun at them. Deputies shot and killed him.
Agency: Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office
Motive: car chase
Confrontation Type: Traffic Stop
Service Call: Unavailable
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Name withheld by police
Death Date: June 23, 2021
County: Santa Fe
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: car
Washington Post Database ID: 6996