$10K reward offered in shooting of Farmington police officer

Published January 12, 2022 8:25 AM

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Authorities are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a man sought in the Friday night shooting of a Farmington police officer. The U.S. Marshals Service is offering the reward for information regarding Elias Buck. The 22-year-old is charged with aggravated battery upon on a police officer in the Friday night shooting in which Officer Joseph Barreto was wounded. Farmington police say Barreto has been released from the hospital and is at home recovering. According to police, the shooting occurred when Barreto tried to detain Buck after seeing Buck and a female companion walking after a car had been reported as possibly being involved in drunken driving.

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