LOS LUNAS, N.M. (AP) - The New Mexico State Police says an officer fatally shot a man allegedly trying to grab an officer’s gun during an encounter following a chase.
A State Police statement said the incident occurred Thursday in Los Lunas on the Manzano Expressway.
According to the statement, the shooting occurred a short time after a State Police officer tried to conduct a traffic stop on the expressway, prompting a pursuit that a supervisor terminated due to road conditions and traffic.
The statement said two officers soon after were sent to a location where a man reportedly was trying to stop traffic on the expressway and that the man was shot during a struggle while resisting arrest.
The man’s identity was not released immediately.
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