Lorenzo Javier Aguilera

Deadly force

At 12:47 p.m., police were notified regarding Lorenzo Aguilar, who was known to have a felony arrest warrant. Aguilar was reported to be on Birch Street in Deming. When officers arrived, they saw Aguilar in a other. As officers approached the other, Aguilar fled and police pursued. Officers pursed Aguilar at speeds exceeding 100 mph within the city of Deming. Aguilar crashed into a wall at the corner of Pine and Zinc streets. Aguilar ran south on Zinc. An officer chased Aguilar behind a house on Spruce Street. A second officer arrived, and Aguilar allegedly shot at the officers, who shot and killed him.