Prosecutors charge a South Carolina man with carjacking and the killing of a New Mexico officer

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Federal prosecutors have charged a South Carolina man with carjacking resulting in death and the gunning down of a New Mexico state police officer who had stopped to help him. Authorities made the announcement Friday on the steps of the federal courthouse in Albuquerque, just before Jaremy Smith made his first court appearance.

People raise their phone flashlights in honor of New Mexico State Police Officer Justin Hare during a vigil at the New Mexico State Police Office in Tucumcari, N.M., on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Hare was fatally shot while on duty Friday, March 15, west of Tucumcari. New Mexico State Police Lt. Hernandez is comforted after speaking during a vigil honoring New Mexico State Police Officer Justin Hare at the New Mexico State Police Office in Tucumcari, N.M., on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.

Smith was captured by sheriff’s deputies following the gas station clerk’s tip. He was chased on foot, wounded by gunfire and taken to a hospital for treatment, where he had remained under guard for several days. Hare parked behind the BMW and a man got out, approached the patrol car on the passenger side, then shot the officer without warning. The motorist then walked to the driver’s side of the police vehicle, shot Hare again, and pushed him into the back seat before taking off in the patrol vehicle, authorities said.

 

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