A city in New Mexico has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a woman shot and killed by a police officer who was later charged with second-degree murder. Teresa Gomez was fatally shot in October 2023 after a Las Cruces police officer on a bicycle approached her while she sat in a parked car.

The City of Las Cruces just agreed to a $20 million settlement with the Estate of Teresa Gomez, who was shot by Officer Felipe Hernandez.

Teresa Gomez was 45 years old when she was shot and killed by former Police Department officer Felipe Hernandez