A city in New Mexico has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a woman who was shot and killed by a police officer now charged with second-degree murder. Teresa Gomez, 45, was fatally shot in October 2023 shortly after a Las Cruces police officer on a bicycle approached her while she sat in a parked car with another person, authorities said. Body camera video shows the officer shot Gomez three times as she tried to drive away.

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A New Mexico city reaches $20 million settlement in the death of a woman shot by a police officer

The officer was charged in January with second-degree murder and then fired from the Las Cruces Police Department.

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The city of Las Cruces, New Mexico has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a grandmother fatally shot by a police officer last year.

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By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The city of Las Cruces, New Mexico, has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a grandmother fatally shot by a police officer last year, according to The Associated Press and local media. Felipe Hernandez, then working for the Las Cruces Police Department, fatally shot Teresa Gomez, 45, in her car in October 2023. Her family filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city, the police chief, and three me…

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Teresa Gomez, 45, was fatally shot in 2023 after a Las Cruces police officer on a bicycle approached her while she sat in a parked car with another person, authorities said.

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A city in New Mexico has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a woman who was shot and killed by a police

New Mexico city reaches $20M settlement in the death of a woman shot by officer

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