Fatal Shooting Victim Identified in Las Cruces

LAS CRUCES POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE 29 YEAR OLD MAN SHOT AND KILLED LAST FRIDAY BY A LAS CRUCES POLICE OFFICER. POLICE SAY JAMES BISHOP WAS AT A HOME IN LAS CRUCES WHEN POLICE ARRIVED AFTER GETTING CALLS ABOUT A DISTURBANCE AT THE RESIDENCE.

THEY SAY BISHOP INJURED ONE OF THE OFFICERS, PROMPTING ANOTHER OFFICER TO SHOOT. BISHOP DIED AT THE SCENE. POLICE HAVE NOT SAID HOW THE OFFICER WAS INJURED. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

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