[kushie18]

Patrolman Justin Hare was shot and killed at about 5:30 am while conducting a welfare check on a disabled vehicle that was stopped near mile marker 320 on I-40, west of Tucumcari.

As Patrolman Hare stopped behind the vehicle, the driver exited and walked to the cruiser's passenger window. The two had a short discussion, and as Patrolman Hare offered to drive the man into town, the subject suddenly produced a handgun and shot him. He shot him a second time before pushing him into the passenger seat. He then abducted him and stole the patrol car, abandoning it approximately 16 miles away and fleeing on foot.

Patrolman Hare was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds two hours later.

Unbeknownst to Patrolman Hare, the man was the suspect in the murder of an off-duty paramedic in South Carolina several days earlier. The car he was driving belonged to the murder victim. The subject was arrested two days later after exchanging gunfire with a Bernalillo County sheriff's deputy.

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[SolonJhee]

Poor guy, scenes like this are the times when the cop needs to be aggressive but is one of the chill ones.

[speng]

I wish that cop survived man..

[Smitju]

The usual suspects

[rhubarb_king]

If only New Mexico still had the death penalty.

[BRVTALIST]

Hopefully he gets the death penalty for killing a paramedic in South Carolina. Since New Mexico doesn’t have it. Which is bullshit. Should’ve done everyone a favor and just put one in his head on scene.

[Kaotic]

I don't want to victim blame but my first instinct would've been to throw my car in reverse. Then follow up, drawing my pistol.

[Martano666]

Always the wrong officers getting shot. This one was clearly a kind man.

[pissheater]

breaks me to hear the kindness in the cops voice then the pops

[DMSxxxx5]

Even after all of that time passed, the guy still wondered why those cops were treating him they way they did.