Victor Cervantes

How they died

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Deputies responded to a report of an armed man at a Peggy Lane home. Deputies found Alejandro Alirez, who barricaded himself inside the residence and fired at deputies as they were performing a welfare check. Deputies learned there were two other individuals inside the resident with Alirez. The New Mexico State Police Tactical Team and Crisis Negotiation Team were called to assist SMCSO. The team was able to contact the individual and negotiate a peaceful surrender. During the standoff, Las Vegas Police Department agents notified SMCSO and State Police that Alirez was livestreaming the incident. Alirez was walking around inside the residence with a handgun and shooting 33-year-old Cristal Cervantes and Victor Cervantes, 89, who were inside the residence with Alirez. After the surrender, officers found the two people Alirez killed while police were safely negotiating.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Victor Cervantes, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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