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Baca spoke only Spanish, her granddaughter later told investigators. The officer who shot Baca spoke to her in English.

Baca spoke only Spanish, her granddaughter later told investigators. The officer who shot Baca spoke to her in English.

Over 1,000 firefighters backed by bulldozers and aircraft battled the largest active wildfire in the U.S., after strong winds had pushed it across some containment lines and closer to a small city in northern New Mexico.

The delay in information has raised questions about how and when police decide to inform the public about what theyre up to.

Amelia Vaca lived with dementia and was experiencing a mental health crisis at the time of the shooting, her grandson said. Police say she was armed with a knife.

Police have not confirmed the identity of the woman who died

Las Cruces police say an officer returned fire after being shot at by the suspect, who was taken into custody.

Las Cruces police and the Officer-involved Incident Task Force are investigating an incident near the intersection of Campo Street and East Hadley Avenue

Update: This story was revised at 4:20 p.m. March 11 following an interview with a person working nearby the incident. LAS CRUCES – A man was transported to the hospital following a police shooting in downtown Las Cruces on Thursday, March 11. Police report an incident took place at about 9 a.m. near the intersection of Campo Street and East Hadley Avenue, near the United States Postal Service building. A police officer suffered relatively minor injuries during the incident, police said. P...