ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—A police officer who authorities say attempted to chase down a 38-year-old felon with three active arrest warrants was fatally shot by the suspect Friday after an exchange of gunfire in a southern New Mexico town.
The suspect, Joseph Moreno, also was killed in the morning shootout near a trailer park in Alamogordo, police said at a news conference. The desert town of about 31,000 people is home to the White Sands National Monument and Holloman Air Force Base.
Police identified the slain officer as Clint Corvinus, a four-year veteran who graduated from high school in Alamogordo. Authorities said he is survived by his parents, girlfriend and an 8-year-old daughter.
An undated photo of Alamogordo PD Officer Clint Corvinus. Corvinus, 33, was shot and killed in Alamogordo, N.M., on Sept. 2, 2016, after he encountered a 38-year-old man with three active warrants out for his arrest and the suspect opened fire. Alamogordo Police Department via AP
