Ruidoso Police Respond to Shooting by Wingfield Park

RUIDOSO, NM – March 10, 2021 – At approximately 1:35 PM, Ruidoso Dispatch received a 911 call in reference to shots fired in the area of Chase and Wingfield. When officers arrived on scene, there was a person in the roadway with gunshot wounds.

A Ruidoso Police officer began life-saving measures until paramedics from Lincoln County Emergency Medical Services and Ruidoso Fire Department responded. The victim did not survive.

The Twelfth Judicial District Attorney’s Office mobilized the Major Crime Unit (MCU) which is comprised of the Alamogordo Police Department, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department, the Otero County Sheriff’s Department and the Ruidoso Police Department. The investigation will continue, and additional information will be released as it becomes available.