A Police Officer Shooting: The Story of Two Accounts
Before the police officer shooting of Timothy Jones in Ruidoso in 2015, the last fatal officer shooting in Ruidoso took place on April 23, 1971. Paul Green, who had been arrested earlier in the day, asked to make a call and was led to the police department’s phone, dialed a number, suddenly dropped the receiver and ran from the building. Officer Victor Brooks ran after the escaping prisoner. In his later retelling of events, confirmed by the dispatcher, Brooks yelled…