EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A news conference will be held later this month about the officer-involved shooting that killed one and injured another on Thursday morning, May 8, across from Lynn Middle School in Las Cruces, the Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD) announced in a news release.
The news conference will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 20, in Council Chambers at City Hall, 700 N. Main St.
“Due to the unfortunate timing of this incident, and with many of our department members traveling to Washington, D.C., for National Police Week to honor Officer Jonah Hernandez, we will delay having a news conference until after our return,” Chief Jeremy Story said. “We appreciate the community’s understanding as we balance our commitment to honoring our heroes with our responsibility to provide transparency in this ongoing investigation.”
LCPD said National Police Week is from May 11-17.
As we previously reported, a man died, and another person suffered non-life-threatening injuries as a result of an officer-involved shooting that happened at around 6:30 a.m. Thursday at the 900 block of Walnut Street, which is located across Lynn Middle School.
However, LCPD said the shooting did not happen on the school campus.
LCPD said the officer involved in the incident was not injured. He has been placed on paid administrative leave, which is standard procedure for such an incident.
The Officer-involved Incident Task Force continues investigating, and detectives have yet to confirm the identity of the man who died, LCPD said.
LCPD said the Officer-involved Incident Task Force includes investigators from New Mexico State Police, the Las Cruces Police Department, Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office and New Mexico State University Police.
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