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New Mexico officer wounded, 1 suspect dead, 2nd at large

Published February 24, 2022 1:16 PM

HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — Officials say an encounter between a New Mexico officer and two suspects left the officer wounded, one of the suspects dead and the other at large after she escaped in a police vehicle. The name of the wounded officer from Hobbs, near the Texas border, wasn’t immediately released but he’s expected to recover. Police say the suspect who died as 27-year-old Daniel Ramirez and identified the escaped suspect as 28-year-old Janessa Perez of Hobbs. Police say the incident began around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday when the officer encountered what appeared to a stranded vehicle. The New Mexico State Police is investigating.

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