John Chavez, 54
Sandia Park, New Mexico
August 05, 2013
Agencies: Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department New Mexico
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: almost 6 years ago
Overview 
A deputy-involved shooting in Sandia Park Sunday night ended with one man dead.
Bernalillo County Sheriff Dan Houston held a news conference from the East Area Command Center Sunday detailing the events leading up to the fatal shooting. Houston said John Chavez, 54, was shot at a home at 396 La Madera Road in Sandia Park shortly after 7 p.m.
Six to seven deputies were called to that home at 4:45 pm, after Chavez’s ex-wife called 911 saying that her ex-husband was threatening suicide.
When deputies arrived, Houston said deputies starting negotiating with Chavez. During negotiations Chavez went inside his home and armed himself with a high-powered rifle.
Beasley was standing behind Chavez when he shot him, Williamson said. He did not know whether Beasley used his BCSO-issued pistol or his AR-15 assault-style rifle, and he did not know where the single shot entered Chavez’s body.
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- http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/bcso-deputyinvolved-shooting-in-sandia-park/21329632 added April 30, 2016 04:29
- https://usgunviolence.wordpress.com/2013/08/04/killed-john-chavez-albuquerque-nm/ added April 30, 2016 04:27
- https://www.facebook.com/KilledByPolice/posts/673965772631563 added April 30, 2016 04:21