The suspect wanted in the killings of a New Mexico state trooper and a South Carolina paramedic was captured following a shooting involving law enforcement.
New Mexico State Police officer Justin Hare was shot and killed early Saturday.Officials have identified Jaremy Smith as a suspect in the murder of Justin Hare, a New Mexico State trooper shot and killed.
Smith is suspected in the fatal shooting of New Mexico State Police officer Justin Hare early Friday and the slaying of Phonesia Machado-Fore, a South Carolina paramedic who was reported missing on Thursday, authorities said. "The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office is currently in the area of Unser and Anderson Hill for a deputy-involved shooting," the agency said in a social media post, referring to a neighborhood in southwest Albuquerque. "The Multi-Agency Task Force has initiated an investigation."Smith has an "extensive" criminal history dating back decades in his home state and has ties to the Albuquerque area, Weisler said at a Saturday press conference.
Hare was killed after he was dispatched to help a person with a flat tire on Friday, according to police. When Hare did not return several attempts to contact him, an officer was sent to the scene. When the officer responded, he saw Hare's patrol car driving at a high speed on a fringe road which runs alongside the interstate. Hare also set off a distress signal, sending an emergency signal to dispatch, Weisler said.
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