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A homeless man identified as Armando Silva, with a long list of violent crimes and mental illnesses, killed a Las Cruces Police Department officer a few seconds before a witness gunned him down.
The incident happened when Officer Jonah Hernandez, 35, was responding to a trespassing call on Sunday evening when Silva attacked him.
Police Chief Jeremy Story gave a rundown of the incident at a press conference on Tuesday.
“When he arrived, Armando Silva immediately attacked him with a large kitchen knife,” Story said. “For no reason whatsoever, Silva killed Officer Hernandez. Silva then turned his ire on a bystander who had grabbed a firearm from their car after witnessing the unprovoked attack. The witness fired at least one gunshot, killing Silva.”
Two points , The Officer was killed with a large kitchen knife and two an armed citizen killed the perp.
A homeless man identified as Armando Silva, with a long list of violent crimes and mental illnesses, killed a Las Cruces Police Department officer a few seconds before a witness gunned him down.
The incident happened when Officer Jonah Hernandez, 35, was responding to a trespassing call on Sunday evening when Silva attacked him.
Police Chief Jeremy Story gave a rundown of the incident at a press conference on Tuesday.
“When he arrived, Armando Silva immediately attacked him with a large kitchen knife,” Story said. “For no reason whatsoever, Silva killed Officer Hernandez. Silva then turned his ire on a bystander who had grabbed a firearm from their car after witnessing the unprovoked attack. The witness fired at least one gunshot, killing Silva.”
Two points , The Officer was killed with a large kitchen knife and two an armed citizen killed the perp.
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