NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN EDDY COUNTY. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE PECOS VALLEY DRUG TASK FORCE WENT TO A RESIDENCE IN CARLSBAD AROUND 2PM THIS PAST MONDAY, LOOKING FOR 41 YEAR OLD DANIEL CHAVEZ, WHO WAS WANTED FOR PAROLE AND PROBATION VIOLATIONS.
POLICE SAY CHAVEZ ATTEMPTED FLEE IN HIS VEHICLE BUT HE STRUCK A LAW ENFORCEMENT CAR. THAT’S WHEN SHOTS WERE FIRED, KILLING CHAVEZ. ALL OFFICERS INVOLVED ARE ON STANDARD ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.
