STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE LATEST OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN NEW MEXICO. ESPANOLA POLICE SHOT 16 YEAR OLD VICTOR VIALPANDO SUNDAY MORNING AFTER THEY SAY THE BOY POINTED A GUN AT THEM. ESPANOLA PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR ERIC GARCIA ALSO SAYS THE BOY WAS ARMED WITH A KNIFE. HE SAYS THE OFFICERS TRIED TO CONVINCE VIALPANDO TO PUT DOWN HIS WEAPON.
VIALPANDO WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.
THE OFFICERS WERE SENT TO SCENE NEAR RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND CORLETT ROAD AROUND 10AM ON A REPORT OF A SUSPICIOUS PERSON. POLICE SAY IT'S NOT CLEAR WHY THE TEENAGER POINTED THE WEAPON AT THE OFFICERS.
