Lincoln County Gun Violence – New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence

On March 15, 2021, in Ruidoso New Mexico, police charged Anthony Gonzalez (18) after he shot and killed Briyan Alvarado (19) because of a dispute on Facebook. https://bit.ly/3uyOP4a
On September 11, 2019 in Ruidoso, New Mexico, a woman, age 73, called 911 and hung up. A few minutes later a man called 911 and said he had killed his wife and he was going to kill himself. When officers arrived at the scene, he was found deceased. His wife was listed in critical condition at the hospital. SOURCE: RUIDOSO NEWS
On April 3, 2017, in Ruidoso, New Mexico, Andrew Poteet Magill, age 25, was accused of shooting and wounding a sheriff’s deputy during a struggle at a hospital. Magill has been charged with the killing of Maryann Moorhouse at a ranch in the area. A motorist picked up Magill near the ranch and, because he was so agitated, dropped him at the Ruidoso police station. Police took him to the hospital. Sheriff’s deputies went there after learning a suspect was being treated there. Magill shot the deputy in the shoulder when the deputy’s gun fell to the floor during a struggle. Source: KOAT News and Albuquerque Journal
On August 20, 2016, in Ruidoso, New Mexico, Ruidoso police fatally shot an intoxicated Brownfield Texas man, David Klassen, age 29, after what they called a domestic violence dispute in which he threatened residents with a rifle. Officers rescued approximately 15 people from the house before they shot Klassen after he ignored repeated orders to drop his rifle. Source: Ruidoso News
On July 27, 2016, in the White Mountain Wilderness, New Mexico, which is part of the Lincoln National Forest, US Forest Service officials found a man with an apparent self-inflicted single gunshot to the head. The death of this man with ties to Lincoln County appears to be a suicide. Source: Ruidoso News
On October 6, 2015, in Lincoln County, New Mexico a 28-year-old mother shot and killed her 4-year-old daughter on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation. Source: FBI And KOB News
On February 2, 2015, in Ruidoso, New Mexico, state police shot and killed a fugitive who was wanted in Texas for the sexual contact with a minor after he threatened the officers with a gun. Source: RuidosoNews.com
On February 13, 2011, in Ruidoso, New Mexico, 8 bullets were fired at a tattoo parlor and a gym. Source: topix.com
On September 10, 2014, in Ruidoso, New Mexico, a suspect from the Mexican Drug Cartel was charged for the murder of a Texas family. Source: vdare.com
On October 11, 2010, in Ruidoso, New Mexico, the Ruidoso Police Department received a report that an armed robbery had taken place at the Swiss Chalet Motel. According to the report, the male suspect wore a mask and was armed with a handgun. Source: Ruidoso Press Release
On July 19, 2014, in Ruidoso, New Mexico, the Ruidoso Sheriff Department conducted raids on 2 adjacent mobile homes resulting in the seizure of 8 firearms, one of which was stolen, and various illegal drugs. Source: Ruidoso Press Release
On September 7, 2010, in Ruidoso, New Mexico, the New Mexico State Police investigated a shooting incident where several spent casings were found. Later, the state police received a call from the Lincoln County Hospital that they had 2 males with gunshot wounds. Later that day, another man was found with a gunshot wound at the Mescalero Reservation. Source: Ruidoso Press Release
On April 4, 2010, in Ruidoso, New Mexico, 18-year-old honor student Iesha Gallegos was shot by an unknown male at an apartment complex. She died 3 weeks later due to complications from the gunshot wound. Source: Albuquerque Journal
On March 22, 2012, in Ruidoso, New Mexico, police arrested a previously convicted felon for the possession of a firearm, narcotics and numerous items of drug paraphernalia. Source: Ruidoso Press Release

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