{"id":39729,"date":"2022-06-24T12:19:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T19:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=39729"},"modified":"2022-06-24T13:10:01","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T20:10:01","slug":"chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaves County Police Shooting Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chaves County Police Shooting Lawsuit | The Line\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hBdrkD4vDMs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6.24.2022 <\/strong>\u2013Attorney general Hector Balderas is investigating a deadly deputy-involved shooting that killed 34-year-old David Aguilera. This is the second deadly police shooting in the county within a year. The sister of 25-year-old Oscar Najera is suing commissioners over her brother\u2019s June 2021 death. Police shot and killed him, claiming he was reaching for something in his waistband. He was unarmed. One of the lawsuits alleges the Chaves County Sheriff, \u201centhusiastically hires known \u2018problem cops\u2019 from other departments.\u201d A second lawsuit has been filed against the Law Enforcement Academy board for failing to make sure officers are properly trained and certified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong> Gene Grant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Line Opinion Panelists:<\/strong><br>Merritt Allen, Vox Optima Public Relations<br>Andy Lyman, NM Political Report<br>Laura Sanchez, attorney<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/new-mexico-attorney-generals-office-hector-balderas-shootings-47c6d3c606d79c6dcb85f5854e2d863a\"><em>A.G. to Probe Chaves County Deadly Deputy-Involved Shooting<\/em><\/a><em> \u2013 Associated Press<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/2486380\/suit-alleges-misconduct-lack-of-training-by-chaves-county-sheriffs-office.html\"><em>Suits Alleges Misconduct, Lack of Training by Chaves County Deputies<\/em><\/a><em> \u2013 Albuquerque Journal<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6.24.2022 \u2013Attorney general Hector Balderas is investigating a deadly deputy-involved shooting that killed 34-year-old David Aguilera. This is the second deadly police shooting in the county within a year. The sister of 25-year-old Oscar Najera is suing commissioners over her brother\u2019s June 2021 death. Police shot and killed him, claiming he was reaching for something&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":39737,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[529],"tags":[9133,9148,9152,9154,9155,9150,9151,9149,9153,8694],"class_list":["post-39729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-line","tag-certification","tag-chavez-county","tag-david-aguilera","tag-law-enforcement-academy-board","tag-lea","tag-officer-involved","tag-oscar-najera","tag-police-shooting","tag-sheriff","tag-training"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chaves County Police Shooting Lawsuit - New Mexico In Focus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chaves County Police Shooting Lawsuit - New Mexico In Focus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"6.24.2022 \u2013Attorney general Hector Balderas is investigating a deadly deputy-involved shooting that killed 34-year-old David Aguilera. This is the second deadly police shooting in the county within a year. The sister of 25-year-old Oscar Najera is suing commissioners over her brother\u2019s June 2021 death. Police shot and killed him, claiming he was reaching for something&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"New Mexico In Focus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-06-24T19:19:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-06-24T20:10:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chaves-County-Police-Shooting.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Myah Wilmarth\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Myah Wilmarth\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Myah Wilmarth\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1e9e7899d475db7fec255f4def0fecc9\"},\"headline\":\"Chaves County Police Shooting Lawsuit\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-24T19:19:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-24T20:10:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":157,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/Chaves-County-Police-Shooting.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Certification\",\"Chavez County\",\"David Aguilera\",\"Law Enforcement Academy Board\",\"LEA\",\"Officer-Involved\",\"Oscar Najera\",\"Police Shooting\",\"Sheriff\",\"Training\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Line\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\\\/\",\"name\":\"Chaves County Police Shooting Lawsuit - New Mexico In Focus\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/Chaves-County-Police-Shooting.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-24T19:19:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-24T20:10:01+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1e9e7899d475db7fec255f4def0fecc9\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/Chaves-County-Police-Shooting.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/Chaves-County-Police-Shooting.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"A newspaper that says \\\"Police Shooting\\\" as the headline.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Chaves County Police Shooting Lawsuit\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/\",\"name\":\"New Mexico In Focus\",\"description\":\"Involved, Informed, In-depth Journalism\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1e9e7899d475db7fec255f4def0fecc9\",\"name\":\"Myah Wilmarth\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8da23173f443f0d7b4de196f42fca2c5efe5a110156a3e8c9bdb8e74726bb6ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8da23173f443f0d7b4de196f42fca2c5efe5a110156a3e8c9bdb8e74726bb6ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8da23173f443f0d7b4de196f42fca2c5efe5a110156a3e8c9bdb8e74726bb6ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Myah Wilmarth\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/author\\\/myah\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Chaves County Police Shooting Lawsuit - New Mexico In Focus","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Chaves County Police Shooting Lawsuit - New Mexico In Focus","og_description":"6.24.2022 \u2013Attorney general Hector Balderas is investigating a deadly deputy-involved shooting that killed 34-year-old David Aguilera. This is the second deadly police shooting in the county within a year. The sister of 25-year-old Oscar Najera is suing commissioners over her brother\u2019s June 2021 death. Police shot and killed him, claiming he was reaching for something&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\/","og_site_name":"New Mexico In Focus","article_published_time":"2022-06-24T19:19:11+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-06-24T20:10:01+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chaves-County-Police-Shooting.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Myah Wilmarth","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Myah Wilmarth","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\/"},"author":{"name":"Myah Wilmarth","@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/#\/schema\/person\/1e9e7899d475db7fec255f4def0fecc9"},"headline":"Chaves County Police Shooting Lawsuit","datePublished":"2022-06-24T19:19:11+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-24T20:10:01+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\/"},"wordCount":157,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chaves-County-Police-Shooting.jpg","keywords":["Certification","Chavez County","David Aguilera","Law Enforcement Academy Board","LEA","Officer-Involved","Oscar Najera","Police Shooting","Sheriff","Training"],"articleSection":["Line"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\/","url":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\/","name":"Chaves County Police Shooting Lawsuit - New Mexico In Focus","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chaves-County-Police-Shooting.jpg","datePublished":"2022-06-24T19:19:11+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-24T20:10:01+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/#\/schema\/person\/1e9e7899d475db7fec255f4def0fecc9"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chaves-County-Police-Shooting.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Chaves-County-Police-Shooting.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080,"caption":"A newspaper that says \"Police Shooting\" as the headline."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/chaves-county-police-shooting-lawsuit\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Chaves County Police Shooting Lawsuit"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/","name":"New Mexico In Focus","description":"Involved, Informed, In-depth Journalism","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/#\/schema\/person\/1e9e7899d475db7fec255f4def0fecc9","name":"Myah Wilmarth","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8da23173f443f0d7b4de196f42fca2c5efe5a110156a3e8c9bdb8e74726bb6ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8da23173f443f0d7b4de196f42fca2c5efe5a110156a3e8c9bdb8e74726bb6ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8da23173f443f0d7b4de196f42fca2c5efe5a110156a3e8c9bdb8e74726bb6ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Myah Wilmarth"},"url":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/author\/myah\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39729"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39739,"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39729\/revisions\/39739"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}