Sheriff Takes Over Duties In Hatch, Town Mourns

HATCH, N.M. (AP) — Dona Ana County Sheriff's deputies have taken over public safety duties in the village of Hatch following the fatal shooting of one of its eight officers. The department says deputies will respond to calls in Hatch while local officers mourn the killing of 33-year-old Jose Chavez. The officer, who had been on the force for two years, was killed Friday after pulling over two Ohio fugitives. Police suspect 38-year-old Jesse Hanes was the shooter. James Nelson, who is also wanted on suspicion of murder in Ohio, was in the car. Hanes remains hospitalized after shooting himself in the leg. Nelson is being held on a fugitive warrant. A third person in the car was a hitchhiker who is considered a witness.