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Felipe Hernandez has appealed his voluntary manslaughter conviction in the 2023 shooting death of Teresa Gomez and is seeking release pending appeal, court records state.
Court records allege five males were involved in a Feb. 25 shootout at a Vado car wash. A 21-year-old man faces felony charges, and an affidavit states a 15-year-old relative also discharged a firearm.
A Doña Ana County grand jury has indicted Sonia Jimenez on a charge of intentional child abuse resulting in death. An arraignment is scheduled for March 2 in district court.
A wrongful death lawsuit filed Feb. 19 in Doña Ana County alleges the City of Las Cruces failed to provide adequate safety measures before the March 2025 mass shooting at Young Park.
The New Mexico Court of Appeals vacated a Doña Ana County judge’s dismissal of charges in a fatal crash case, ruling the court lacked authority after prosecutors dropped the case.
A jury has convicted Nathan Rivas of three counts of first-degree murder in the March 2025 Young Park mass shooting in Las Cruces that left three people dead and 15 injured.
Las Cruces police released new details and video timelines Tuesday about the Feb. 8 fatal shooting of a suspect who fired at officers near Walmart on South Valley Drive.
Las Cruces police say a suspect was shot and killed after firing at an officer and fleeing the South Valley Drive area early Sunday morning.
Federal prosecutors have charged a third defendant in connection with a September 2025 school zone shooting near Young Park in Las Cruces. State prosecutors have charged four people in the case.
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