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Philip H. Chacon

Case from Albuquerque, NM dated Sep 10, 1980

Victim Details

Philip H. Chacon

Male

White / Caucasian

Albuquerque

NM

1980-09-10

36

Philip

H. Chacon

06/26/2026

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On September 10, 1980, Officer Philip H. Chacón, a 36-year-old member of the Albuquerque Police Department, was fatally shot while responding to an armed robbery at a Kinney Shoe Store in Albuquerque, New Mexico. At the time of the incident, Officer Chacón was volunteering at a battered women's shelter located across the street from the shoe store. When he was informed of the robbery in progress, he immediately responded on his personal motorcycle, despite being in plain clothes and unarmed.
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    I've been thinking a lot about the incredible person Officer Philip H. Chacón was ... ...Read More
    08/25/2024
    Has anyone else looked into the role of the eyewitness, Mr. Iwanski, in the Officer Chacón case? I ... ...Read More
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