Herman Flores, 31
Santa Fe, New Mexico
January 27, 2016
Agencies: New Mexico State Police DPS
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: about 5 years ago
Overview 
In a news release, the State Police also disclosed that, in an armed robbery at a nearby Walmart store that preceded the officer-involved shooting, a gunman got away with several thousand dollars and that a large amount of cash also was found later with Flores’ belongings after he was shot.
Legal Action
It was reported on March 24, 2019 that the Santa Fe District Attorney’s office cleared the Santa Fe Police officer in the fatal shooting of Flores, but the office never made a public announcement. according to the report, it was the second time within the prior three years that the office did not make a general announcement that it had found a fatal shooting by an officer to be justified.
Additional Resources:
- https://www.abqjournal.com/1295587/das-office-cleared-detective-in-2016-shooting-ex-decision-was-made-more-than-a-year-ago-but-not-announced.html added March 25, 2019 11:18
- http://www.abqjournal.com/723075/state-police-id-officer-in-fatal-santa-fe-shooting.html added May 29, 2016 13:36
- http://www.abqjournal.com/716109/alleged-robber-shot-by-santa-fe-police-idd-state-police-say-thounds-of-dollars-taken-in-walmart-heist.html added May 29, 2016 13:35
- http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/abqjournal/obituary.aspx?pid=177557563 added May 29, 2016 13:35
- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=970263226372537&id=956901834375343 added May 29, 2016 13:26