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Richard Gomez

Case from Coyote, NM dated Apr 17, 1980

Victim Details

Richard Gomez

Male

White / Caucasian

Coyote

NM

1980-04-17

31

Richard

Gomez

07/06/2026

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On a spring evening in Coyote, New Mexico, the life of 31-year-old Richard Gomez, a White / Caucasian male, was cut tragically short. It was April 17, 1980, and Gomez, a dedicated Patrolman with the New Mexico State Police, was on duty. Approximately one mile west of the small community, he initiated a traffic stop, pulling over a vehicle on the suspicion that the driver was intoxicated.

The man behind the wheel was identified as 60-year-old Modesto Martinez. As Patrolman Gomez proceeded ...
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