ANOTHER OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING REPORTED IN NEW MEXICO … THIS ONE NEAR THE VILLAGE OF ROWE, SIX MILES NORTH OF PECOS. IT STARTED LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A 911 CALL. AS THEY HEADED TO THE SCENE, THEY SPOTTED WHAT THEY BELIEVED TO BE THE SUSPECT’S CAR, WHICH SPED AWAY FROM THEM. SHOTS WERE ALSO FIRED AT OFFICERS FROM THAT VEHICLE. THE DRIVER TEMPORARILY GOT AWAY.
THE FAMILY OF THE SUSPECT, 36 YEAR OLD RIP HUNTINGTON, SAID HE WANTED TO COMMIT “SUICIDE BY COP” … AND HE SUCCEEDED. HUNTINGTON WAS EVENTUALLY KILLED BY A SINGLE SHOT FROM A STATE POLICE TACTICAL TEAM MEMBER AROUND 1:15 MONDAY MORNING.
STATE POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING.
