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imanamerican63

(13,812 posts) Sat Aug 13, 2016, 11:17 AM Aug 2016

A police officer was shot and killed in a traffic stop in Hatch, NM.

On Friday night, the officer was making a traffic stop on a car, while he approached, he was shot as the car drove off. The car had 3 suspects in it, they drove to a rest area on where the attempted to carjack another vehicle and shot another person. The 3 suspects are in custody. The officer has been a police officer for only 2 years. Very sad.

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A police officer was shot and killed in a traffic stop in Hatch, NM. (Original Post) imanamerican63 Aug 2016 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author LongtimeAZDem Aug 2016 #1

He should have shot the gun out of the suspect's hand! linuxman Aug 2016 #2

Sad indeed. It will be interesting to follow this story. Hatch is a very small ALBliberal Aug 2016 #3

Yeah, I know the are. imanamerican63 Aug 2016 #4

Nope, Not local NM 2A gun humpers DustyJoe Aug 2016 #9

In my experience... won't necessarily matter where the shooter is from ALBliberal Aug 2016 #13

Huh? Abq_Sarah Aug 2016 #14

After 45 years in NM I think I am pretty familiar and I stand by my statement ALBliberal Aug 2016 #15

The community is in mourning Abq_Sarah Aug 2016 #17

Understandably. nt ALBliberal Aug 2016 #18

meh 90-percent Aug 2016 #5

+1, especially over a freakin traffic stop... I pray justice is done uponit7771 Aug 2016 #6

The alleged shooters are wanted for murder in Ohio teach1st Aug 2016 #7

Thank you. The news clip that I read, didn't tell that part. imanamerican63 Aug 2016 #8

I'm not surprised that these cop killers are white guys... MrScorpio Aug 2016 #19

Sadly, a good guy with a gun was not enough. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #10

Damn---I love Hatch. Condolances to the family. panader0 Aug 2016 #11

Let the family of the officer have some dignity. Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #12

Rest in peace.. fun n serious Aug 2016 #16

do we know what happen to the other edhopper Aug 2016 #20

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linuxman

(2,337 posts)

2. He should have shot the gun out of the suspect's hand!

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 11:33 AM

Aug 2016

There isn't enough money on this planet for me to consider being a cop.

ALBliberal

(2,344 posts)

3. Sad indeed. It will be interesting to follow this story. Hatch is a very small

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 11:41 AM

Aug 2016

town about three hours from Albuquerque and close to my home town Silver City NM. Lots of 2A apologists in these small NM communities. May the officer RIP. I feel so sad for his family. Lives forever changed.

imanamerican63

(13,812 posts)

4. Yeah, I know the are.

Reply to ALBliberal (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 11:47 AM

Aug 2016

DustyJoe

(849 posts)

9. Nope, Not local NM 2A gun humpers

Reply to ALBliberal (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 01:51 PM

Aug 2016

The shooter(s) are Ohio transients running from a murder spree in Ohio.
Buncha white fellers shooting a NM hispanic cop along with some poor soul
at a highway rest stop shooting him to carjack his car. Best thoughts for
the victims and hopefully the small NM community cops can find a nice
isolated desolate mexican border area to lose these three

ALBliberal

(2,344 posts)

13. In my experience... won't necessarily matter where the shooter is from

Reply to DustyJoe (Reply #9)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 11:39 PM

Aug 2016

The 2A folks will here no word against the shooters. They will at a minimum uninvolve themselves until the dust blows over and then start hawking their 2A rights to anyone that will listen.

Abq_Sarah

(2,883 posts)

14. Huh?

Reply to ALBliberal (Reply #13)

Sun Aug 14, 2016, 12:14 AM

Aug 2016

You're obviously unfamiliar with Doña Ana County. Or any other county in New Mexico for that matter.

ALBliberal

(2,344 posts)

15. After 45 years in NM I think I am pretty familiar and I stand by my statement

Reply to Abq_Sarah (Reply #14)

Sun Aug 14, 2016, 12:24 AM

Aug 2016

that the gun lovers I know esp. in Grant County close to Hatch do not care where the shooter is from. They will be quiet while the topic is fresh on every one's minds and when this discussion dies down they will start hawking their 2A rights to anyone that will listen.

Not sure how that is hard to understand. For the most part it's my opinion. I'm not arguing and I don't know why that got a rude huh? from you but have a pleasant evening none the less.

Abq_Sarah

(2,883 posts)

17. The community is in mourning

Reply to ALBliberal (Reply #15)

Sun Aug 14, 2016, 02:46 AM

Aug 2016

What they're not doing is shrieking "Gun control!!!" before Officer Chavez has been buried. His death hits too close to home to serve a political purpose.

ALBliberal

(2,344 posts)

18. Understandably. nt

Reply to Abq_Sarah (Reply #17)

Sun Aug 14, 2016, 02:50 AM

Aug 2016

90-percent

(6,829 posts)

5. meh

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 11:59 AM

Aug 2016

Another sacrifice to our precious "second amendment freedoms".

Statistically, cops job's aren't even close to being the most dangerous out there. Still, a cop dying in the line of duty is sad and tragic and a civil society would fix this!

-90% Jimmy

uponit7771

(90,359 posts)

6. +1, especially over a freakin traffic stop... I pray justice is done

Reply to 90-percent (Reply #5)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 12:04 PM

Aug 2016

teach1st

(5,935 posts)

7. The alleged shooters are wanted for murder in Ohio

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 01:30 PM

Aug 2016

http://nbc4i.com/2016/08/13/ross-county-murder-suspects-arrested-after-alegedly-killing-new-mexico-cop/

HATCH, NM (AP/WCMH) — A New Mexico police officer was gunned down during a traffic stop and a motorist was shot during a rest stop carjacking before authorities were able to chase down three suspects and take them into custody, Dona Ana County law enforcement officials say.

A source told NBC affiliate KSTM that 36-year-old James D. Nelson and 38-year-old Jesse Hanes are suspected of killing the Hatch, New Mexico police officer.

...

The Chillicothe Gazette in Ohio reported Saturday that James D. Nelson II and Jesse D. Hanes have been taken into custody in New Mexico on warrants in the July 25 shooting death of an Ohio man, and are believed to be involved in the New Mexico officer’s killing.

Nelson and Hanes, are accused of killing 62-year-old Theodore Timmons in July.

imanamerican63

(13,812 posts)

8. Thank you. The news clip that I read, didn't tell that part.

Reply to teach1st (Reply #7)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 01:32 PM

Aug 2016

MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)

19. I'm not surprised that these cop killers are white guys...

Reply to teach1st (Reply #7)

Sun Aug 14, 2016, 08:16 AM

Aug 2016

Since white guys are more prone to shoot at cops than anyone else.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/king-white-men-killed-7-8-cops-u-s-year-article-1.2539913

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/king-cops-killed-white-men-conservatives-silent-article-1.2632965

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,034 posts)

10. Sadly, a good guy with a gun was not enough. . . . nt

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 01:51 PM

Aug 2016

panader0

(25,816 posts)

11. Damn---I love Hatch. Condolances to the family.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 04:32 PM

Aug 2016

When traveling from SE AZ to Albuquerque you can cut off several miles by going through
Hatch. I eat at the Pepper Pot. Hatch is the home of Hatch chile, some of the best
around. The road to Hatch from Deming is pretty but unpopulated. That must be where
this happened. After Hatch, you're on the freeway.