Police identify man shot by officers during escalated incident
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Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 2:01 PM Updated: Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 9:18 PM A section of street was taped off where police fired their guns at a man, which sent him to the hospital. Courtesy of Crystal Tate Police responded to a call Wednesday morning that resulted in an officer-involved shooting and one man being sent to the hospital. Courtesy of Crystal Tate
Police identify man shot by officers during escalated incident A section of street was taped off where police fired their guns at a man, which sent him to the hospital.
William Hernandez, 46, of Kirtland was shot and killed by six members of state and regional law enforcement agencies in the roadway of West Murray Drive, in front of Life Care Center of Farmington.
Four San Juan County Sheriff’s Office deputies, a Farmington Police Department officer and a state police officer fired on Hernandez.
When the investigation is completed by state police, it will be forwarded to the assigned district attorney’s office for review.
FARMINGTON New details of a Dec. 14 shooting by law enforcement officers in Farmington were released, including the identity of the man killed during a police standoff.