New Mexico: Shooting suspect reversed vehicle toward officer, hit patrol car
New Mexico State Police are searching for a fugitive accused of reversing his vehicle toward a Las Vegas police officer and hitting a patrol car early Saturday. According to NMSP, the officer located a vehicle that matched the description of one involved in a shooting two weeks earlier in the Las Vegas area.
When the officer approached the vehicle, he said he saw Marvin Maestas in the vehicle with a rifle. Maestas was a suspect in the shooting. State police say the officer gave verbal commands, but Maestas ignored them and reversed the vehicle toward the officer, striking a patrol car. The suspect then fled the area. According to NMSP, the officer fired his weapon during the incident.
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