The city of Las Cruces, New Mexico has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a grandmother fatally shot by a police officer last year.

A city in New Mexico has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a woman shot and killed by a police officer who was later charged with second-degree murder. Teresa Gomez was fatally shot in October 2023 after a Las Cruces police officer on a bicycle approached her while she sat in a parked car.

The City of Las Cruces has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a woman shot and killed by a police officer who was later charged with second-degree murder.