New Mexico State Police are now investigating an officer-involved shooting that left one man dead in Gallup.

The NMSP Investigations Bureau was requested by the Gallup Police Department to investigate an officer-involved shooting involving Gallup Police officers Jan 22.

State Police agents learned that at approximately 2:10 pm, GPD officers were called to the area of Zecca Drive and Mark Avenue for multiple reports of a male shooting a gun and pointing it at himself.

Officers arrived on the scene and encountered 34-year-old Frankie Davis, who was armed with a shotgun. The officers reportedly instructed Davis to drop the weapon and tried to de-escalate the situation by using a less...

ALBUQUERQUE — A Church Rock man was sentenced to 264 months in prison Jan. 15 after pleading guilty to multiple counts of sexual abuse involving three young victims, two of whom were under the age of 12 at the time of the offenses and one who was under the age of 16.

According to court documents, between January 2014 and December 2021, Nathaniel Luz, 32, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, engaged in sexual contact with two victims, both children who had were not yet 12 years old.

In August 2022, Luz also engaged in a sexual act with a third victim, a child who was older than 12, But not yet 16. had attained the age of 12 years but had not yet attained the age of 16...

A person has died after getting struck by car.

On Jan. 16, around 7:20 pm, Gallup Police officers were dispatched to the intersection of County Road 1 and West Highway 66 after a pedestrian was reportedly hit by a vehicle. The pedestrian died due to the injuries they sustained.

UPDATE: Valaria has been located.

Gallup Police are asking for the public's help in finding a woman named Valaria Jessica Pete.

Valaria is 31 years old. She is five feet and four inches tall, and weighs about 175 pounds. She has brown eyes and brown hair.

She was last seen on Jan. 8. in the area of the 500 block of East Logan Avenue. Family last spoke with her over the phone on Jan. 12. She usually checks in with family, but has not contacted them. She is possibly in the Gallup area.

Anyone with information on Valaria's whereabouts is asked to call Metro Dispatch at (505) 722-2002 or Detective Victor Madrid at (505) 726-5412.