Mark Chavez
Male, Hispanic
Date of the incident: 1/1/2013
Farmington, San Juan, NM
912 Loma Linda Ave.
912 Loma Linda Ave.
An officer responded to a report by Chavez that he had killed a woman. Chavez aggressively approached the officer with a blunt impact weapon. The officer used a Taser, which was ineffective. The officer then shot Chavez in the leg and torso. Chavez died at a local hospital. Investigators could not find evidence of a woman having been killed and suspect that Chavez made the call to lure police to his residence.