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ORT SUMNER, N.M. — New Mexico State Police arrested two suspects accused of shooting at an officer along US-285 on Monday near Vaughn.Jovan Martinez and Makaela Johnson were arrested in the Fort Sumner near Billy the Kid Drive and Shady Tree Drive in Fort Sumner. The location is near the grave of Billy the Kid. Police say both suspects were wanted on warrants including conspiracy to commit murder. DeBaca County Crime Stoppers was offering a $7,000 reward for information leading to a conviction.

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Police officer who was shot Friday morning in the Sedillo Hill area is in stable condition at an area hospital, according to a tweet from New Mexico State Police. The shooting happened around 9 a.m. Friday near Sedillo Hill Road bridge over I-40. New Mexico State Police tweeted they are searching for a male and a female suspect. The male is believed to be between 5’2″ and 5’4″ tall, heavyset, wearing a black hoodie, and blue pants. The female is believed to be 5’7″ tall with a thin build, wearing a tan shirt...

State police have confirmed that the pilot of a state police helicopter that went down on a Santa Fe mountain has died. Sgt. Andy Tingwall perished as a result of the crash Tuesday night in which he and a state police office were trying to rescue a lost female hiker in rough weather, the officials said at a news conference Thursday. Earlier, authorities said that Megumi Yamamoto, a University of New Mexico physics graduate student from Tokyo, was found dead by rescuers. He said her family in Tokyo has been notified. The chopper went down after it had just rescued...