Listen: 911 call captures moments leading up to LCPD officer’s death
UPDATE: ABC-7 obtained an exclusive interview with one of the 911 callers who requested help after a police officer was stabbed.
The man, who wanted to remain anonymous, told ABC-7 he saw two bodies on the floor as he got out of his car to check the scene. He says he saw officer Jonah Hernandez bleeding a few feet away from the suspect Armando Silva.
“He was still alive. When I saw him, he was still moving. And so I wish I could have done more, but, you know, that's that's all I could do. Just call for help,” said the witness.
The man, whose voice you can hear as one of the 911 callers, said first responders began arriving to the scene 15 seconds after he hung up.
“It was like a swarm of bees. I mean, officers were just coming left and right. They had the streets blocked off. I mean, the fire trucks came and the ambulance came,” said the man.
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) -- In a newly obtained audio file, 911 callers report the alleged break-in that Officer Jonah Hernandez responded to February 11. During his response, Officer Hernandez was stabbed and killed.
Officer Hernandez died on the 300 block of South Valley Drive in Las Cruces. Police identified his alleged killer as Armando Silva. A bystander reportedly shot and killed Silva, whose family told ABC-7 he suffers from a mental illness.
Hernandez's funeral and burial services are scheduled for Wednesday in his hometown of El Paso.
WARNING: The following audio clip contains graphic material.
