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Maurice Chavez

Case from Rio Rancho, NM dated Jul 27, 2025

Victim Details

Maurice Chavez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Rio Rancho

NM

2025-07-27

22

Maurice

Chavez

07/09/2026

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Maurice Chavez, 22, a Hispanic/Latino man, was killed in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, on July 27, 2025. He was identified publicly after his death, which was recorded as a fatal shooting in the city. The killing occurred on a quiet Sunday morning, and his name later appeared among statewide listings of lives lost to gun violence.

Police converged on the Northern Meadows neighborhood, focusing on the 1300 block of Aspen Meadows, where officers found one person dead and another wounded. Paramed ...
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