KFOX14 by David Cross 3/23/2020
A civil suit has been filed against the Las Cruces Police Department and a Las Cruces police officer in connection with a shooting incident at Picacho Middle School in December 2019.
According to the lawsuit, the officer had just been involved in interrogating and lecturing the student in the administration office about the use of snap-its, a novelty firecracker that makes a popping sound when thrown at the ground, at the school.
Estrada is accused of knowingly sitting the student in a seat against the wall his office shared with the administration office and near the target he had placed on the wall.
The lawsuit says Estrada left the administration office, put a loaded magazine into his duty firearm and fired the gun at a target on the wall.
The bullet allegedly passed inches from the student’s head. The student said he heard a pop in his ear followed by a ringing sensation.
According to the lawsuit, the student’s hearing in that ear is now damaged.
More:
https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/lawsuit-filed-against-officer-involved-in-shooting-at-picacho-middle-school
