Teresa Gomez, 45, was fatally shot in 2023 after a Las Cruces police officer on a bicycle approached her while she sat in a parked car with another person, authorities said.

Teresa Gomez was 45 years old when she was shot and killed by former Police Department officer Felipe Hernandez

The City of Las Cruces has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a woman shot and killed by a police officer who was later charged with second-degree murder.

The City of Las Cruces has reached a $20-million settlement with the family of a woman who was allegedly shot and killed by a former Las Cruces police officer last year. The City of Las Cruces said it’s also in the final stages of financing the settlement,