Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Alvin Moore

Name: Alvin Moore
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 07/25/2005
Location: S. Main Street and El Paseo Road
Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88005
County: Dona Ana
Agency: Las Cruces Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Elder pedestrian Moore, crossing the street at 7 a.m. on the way to Denny's, was struck and killed by a mentally ill man in a stolen truck, who ran a red light while being chased by police. Moore's family sued the city for negligence and failure to company with the state's 2004 Safe Pursuit Act.
Unique ID: 4409

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