According to nydaily News:
A Santa Fe County sheriff's deputy was fatally shot by a fellow deputy
while staying at a Las Cruces hotel, authorities said.
The two deputies started arguing and the fight escalated, according to
Las Cruces police. They were staying at Hotel Encanto de las Cruces.
The accused shooter has been identified as 27-year-old Tai Chan,
according to the Albuquerque Journal. Jeremy Martin, 29, is the deputy
who was killed, according to Sheriff Robert Garcia.
The pair stopped at Dublin's Street Pub before they got into an
argument at the hotel, according to officials. Chan fired several
rounds just after midnight as Martin tried to escape to an elevator.
The shooter is "believed to have fired several rounds from a
semi-automatic weapon at Martin," according to an LCPD statement.
"Evidence indicates (the shooter) fired several rounds as Martin
attempted to flee the seventh floor and enter an elevator."
Officers found Martin bleeding profusely with several gunshot wounds
in his back and arms. Cops located Chan in a stairwell near the roof
of the hotel and collared him without incident.
Martin, who has three young children, was pronounced dead at
MountainView Regional Medical Center.
"We're waiting on the Las Cruces (police department) investigation,
and then I'll go from there," he said. "I'm just trying to get through
this day. I'm still dealing with the shock of the information. It's
just hard to understand something like this." said Sheriff Robert
Garcia.
Hotel staff could not be reached by phone.
