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Suspect in deadly Albuquerque police shooting had lengthy criminal history
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque SWAT operation to apprehend a suspected car thief ended in tragedy early Thursday morning, leaving both the suspect and a police K-9 dead, and KRQE News 13 has learned more about the suspect. Story continues below Crime: Albuquerque business owner faces murder charge for shooting fleeing shoplifter News: Las Vegas deputy charged with aggravated battery and robbery Business: A downtown Albuquerque shoe shine parlor is still serving patrons after nearly a century Events: What's happening around New Mexico May 30-June 5? Kirtland Air Fiesta and more Albuquerque Police Department officers responded to the Comfort Inn near the Albuquerque International Sunport around midnight in search of 39-year-old Jorge Eduardo Dominguez. According to authorities, Dominguez attempted to evade arrest by jumping from a second-story window. Officers deployed a K-9 unit, and the service dog, Rebel, was released to pursue him. During the attempted arrest, police discovered Dominguez was armed. Shots were fired, resulting in Dominguez being fatally shot. Rebel was also injured in the confrontation and later died from his wounds. Dominguez had a lengthy criminal history dating back to 2006. In 2022, he was convicted of firing a weapon at another driver but avoided prison time after accepting a plea deal that resulted in a suspended sentence. His record includes charges of domestic violence, battery, and driving while intoxicated. The most recent charge that led to Thursday's encounter involved receiving and transferring a stolen vehicle. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
25-05-2025
- CBS News
Man fatally shot by Fontana police after allegedly pointing gun during domestic dispute
A man was fatally shot by police in Fontana after allegedly pointing a gun at officers responding to a domestic dispute. The incident occurred Sunday morning in the 9100 block of Date Avenue, where officers were dispatched to an apartment. According to Fontana police, the suspect aimed a firearm at officers as the apartment door was opened, leading officers to fire their weapons. The suspect received medical attention at the scene but later died at a hospital. A firearm was recovered. No officers were injured. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department is conducting the investigation.
CBC
24-05-2025
- CBC
Alain Bellefeuille guilty of murder, attempted murder of police
The man accused of first-degree murder and attempted murder in the shooting of three Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers during a wellness check at his eastern Ontario home has been found guilty on all counts. It was an admitted fact in the case that Alain Bellefeuille killed Sgt. Eric Mueller and injured constables Mark Lauzon and François Gamache-Asselin when he opened fire on them in the early morning hours of May 11, 2023. The officers had been dispatched to his rented rural house in Bourget, Ont., east of Ottawa, after a neighbour called 911 and reported hearing loud noises including shouting and gunfire, followed by silence. At issue during the trial was whether Bellefeuille knew the people entering his home were police, and what his intentions were when he repeatedly fired his rifle over several minutes. Crucial evidence in the case — for the Crown and the defence — came from the body-worn cameras of Mueller, Gamache-Asselin and other officers who arrived after the shots were fired, including then Const. Ionut "John" Mihuta, who arrested Bellefeuille. That footage can be seen in the following stories: Bellefeuille had pleaded not guilty in March when his bilingual trial began in Superior Court in L'Orignal, Ont. — the oldest courthouse in Ontario. Day after day, Mueller's family, dressed in black, and a large crowd of supporters and colleagues of the victims filled the wooden benches on the Crown's side of the courtroom gallery. Lauzon, who suffered life-altering injuries and has not returned to work, attended most days, and his frequent smiles and laughter during breaks stood out in a sea of sombre faces. Gamache-Asselin, who suffered a minor knee laceration and is back at work, occasionally attended. The defence side of the room behind the prisoner's box filled up at key moments, such as on the first day of Bellefeuille's testimony earlier this month, but on most days the proceedings were attended by his sister, mother and aunt. Security was tight. Two cruisers brought Bellefeuille to the small courthouse every day, with a team of special constables accompanying him through the same few entrances and hallways used by the public, jury, judge and lawyers. Two officers guarded the door inside the courtroom, and tactical officers were stationed outside the courthouse. Bellefeuille took the stand in his own defence. He testified he'd been asleep and was woken by his barking dog, flashing lights and banging outside his rented rural home. He said he immediately believed someone was trying to break in, and that he'd been afraid of such an attack ever since friends of his suffered a violent home invasion years earlier. Bellefeuille's defence lawyer Leo Russomanno urged the jury to consider the events from Bellefeuille's perspective, stressing that it all happened over the span of just four minutes — from the time police arrived to the time his client called 911 to report that he'd shot an officer. In the Crown's closing submissions, Tansey called Bellefeuille's actions that night "devastating, calculated and precise." Bellefeuille fired four separate volleys from his high-powered SKS rifle, which was equipped with an illegally modified magazine that could hold 22 rounds instead of the five allowed. He also removed Mueller's body-worn camera, hid it in his pocket, and later threw it into his neighbour's yard. The Crown argued that wasn't the behaviour of someone acting in self-defence, but rather of someone who had committed a "cold and calculated killing." Two of the original 14 jurors were dismissed during the trial: one after the foreperson complained of bullying behaviour by another juror, and the other to preserve public confidence in the justice system after a juror who was running late got a ride to the courthouse with an OPP officer.
CBC
21-05-2025
- CBC
RCMP officer faces possible charges after man shot in head in 2023
B.C.'s Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has concluded its investigation into a shooting on Vancouver Island two years ago and is asking the B.C. Prosecution Service to consider charges against the police officer involved. It happened in March 2023 and ended with one man in hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries, after he was shot in the head. In a statement, the IIO says its chief civilian director, Jessica Berglund, has concluded one of the responding officers may have "committed an offence in relation to the use of a firearm" and has forwarded the report to the B.C. Prosecution Service to make a final decision on whether charges will be pursued. The man who was shot is also suing two of the officers, alleging they used excessive force when he was in the midst of a "medical crisis." Incident sparked by skid steer chase in Duncan The IIO says the incident started the evening of March 28, 2023, when members of the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP detachment responded to a report of a man operating a skid-steer loader in a residential area of Duncan. They found him in Evans Park, where the shooting took place. In his lawsuit, 32-year-old Davin Cochrane says he was driving the skid-steer loader through Duncan when police began pursuing him. The chase ended in Evans Park, where Cochrane says an RCMP officer shot him multiple times in the head and body, according to a notice of civil claim he filed in the B.C. Supreme Court. Cochrane's lawsuit alleges the as-yet unidentified officer who shot him was intoxicated at the time of the incident, lacked proper use-of-force training and had a history of problematic firearm use. It also claims a second supervisory officer who responded to the incident, who also hasn't been identified, knew or should have known that his colleague was intoxicated and that their "ability to behave professionally was impaired." The lawsuit claims negligence by the officers caused or contributed to the shooting, saying they confronted Cochrane in a way that made him fear for his life, failed to de-escalate the situation, and did not use other less-lethal means or warn Cochrane before shooting at him. "The use of excessive force by [officers] was unlawful battery arising from gross negligence, or malicious and/or willful misconduct," the claim reads. None of the allegations have been tested in court, and neither of the officers has filed a response to the lawsuit. Lawsuit pending Cochrane, a father of four who says he had turned his life around after a struggle with substance use and a long criminal record, claims he had been in a car accident earlier that day, and the police could see he was visibly "bandaged up." Cochrane was hospitalized in critical condition and says he sustained psychological, brain and physical injuries, and has a permanent cognitive disability as a result of the incident. His lawsuit also says he has been unable to work or care for himself independently since then. "The plaintiff's injuries have caused him pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment of life," the claim reads. B.C.'s minister of public safety and solicitor general and the attorney general of Canada are also named as defendants in the suit, which claims the RCMP, contracted by the province to police certain communities, were not properly trained and that the two governments are also liable for the alleged wrongdoing. They filed a joint response in May 2024, in which they deny Cochrane's claims and say he failed to obey police instructions, resisted arrest and obstructed RCMP officers during the incident. "The apprehension of the plaintiff as well as the means used were reasonable, lawful and executed in good faith," the response reads. The morning of the incident, Cochrane claims he was in a serious car accident that sent his head into the window of a vehicle and caused him to require hospitalization and knee surgery. He was described as "mumbling" by medical staff, and left the hospital "against medical advice" later that afternoon before he could undergo surgery, according to his claim. Mounties said they tried to get him to stop, but that the loader and police vehicles collided. Video circulated on social media shows a man driving a skid-steer erratically as police vehicles weave around him, seemingly trying to contain him, or, in some instances, ram him. Cochrane's lawsuit claims he operated the skid-steer at a very low speed, under 12 kilometres per hour, avoided all pedestrians and non-RCMP vehicles, and drove "in a manner which indicated he did not intend to cause harm to persons and/or property." His lawsuit says that at the time of the shooting, he "posed no imminent or potential risk of death or grievous bodily harm to any other person." Cochrane's claim says he is seeking compensation for pain and suffering, medical costs and current and future loss of earnings, as well as punitive damages from the defendants.
CBS News
20-05-2025
- CBS News
Trial continues for ex-Philadelphia police officer Mark Dial in 2023 fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry
Testimony was in its second day in the trial of former Philadelphia police officer Mark Dial, charged with third-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry of Kensington in August 2023. Supporters of the Irizarry family demonstrated outside the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia. Testimony has been emotional since the trial's start, with Dial and members of the Irizarry family seen crying in court. Dial is accused of shooting and killing the 27-year-old Irizarry during a traffic stop on Willard Street in Kensington on Aug. 14, 2023. Body camera footage showed Dial opening fire on Irizarry as he sat inside a car. Authorities said Dial and his partner were following Irizarry, who was allegedly driving erratically. Dial and his partner got out of their police cruiser after Irizarry was driving the wrong way down Willard, a one-way street. Prosecutors said within six seconds, Dial fired five shots through the closed driver's side window. Defense attorneys for Dial say he believed Irizarry was armed with a gun. The officer's partner testified Monday that he called out that Irizarry was armed. A detective testified that two knives were recovered from Irizarry's Toyota, but no gun. Dial could spend years in prison if convicted. Dial's defense attorneys are arguing this was a tragedy, but not a crime, and claim Dial exercised reasonable force, believing his life was in danger.
