District Attorney Fernando Macias argued former Las Cruces Police Department officer Felipe Lopez unnecessarily escalated an interaction that led to the shooting death of 45-year-old Teresa Gomez on Oct. 3, 2023.

Hernandez is charged with second-degree murder after allegedly shooting Gomez in her vehicle as she started to drive away from Hernandez at an apartment complex along Burley Court. Hernandez's jury trial started on Oct. 27.

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