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A Las Cruces jury found former Las Cruces Police Department officer Felipe Hernandez guilty of voluntary manslaughter with a firearm enhancement for or the Oct. 3, 2023 shooting death of Teresa Gomez, choosing to find him not guilty of second-degree murder.

Hernandez's four-day trial came to a close on Oct. 30 after 3rd Judicial District Judge Richard Jacquez read the jury's verdict around 3:45 p.m. The jury began its deliberations after closing arguments at 11 a.m.

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