Alamogordo, NM – On July 15, 2023, at about 2:18 a.m., officers from the Alamogordo Police Department initiated a traffic stop near Puerto Rico and 9th Street in Alamogordo. The driver, Dominic De La O, 27, fled from law enforcement and crashed into a light pole. He then exited the vehicle with a sawed-off shotgun, and a foot pursuit ensued. During the pursuit De La O turned and fatally shot Officer Ferguson, who was airlifted to the University Medical Center, in El Paso, Texas, where he succumbed to his injuries on July 16, 2023. Click to see more…
