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State Procession For Fallen New Mexico Officer Planned

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Law enforcement agencies from around the state are scheduled Monday to participate in a procession for a Hatch police officer killed Friday during a traffic stop. Las Cruces police said the body of Jose Chavez was transported to Albuquerque for autopsy and will return to his hometown of Las Cruces on Monday. Funeral services are scheduled for later this week. Officials say law enforcement agencies, fire departments and others along Interstate 25, from Albuquerque and Las Cruces, will join in the procession as the motorcade approaches. Chavez, a New Mexico police officer in a small village famous for its green chile, was gunned down after pulling over two Ohio murder suspects. Police have arrested 38-year-old Jesse Hanes and 36-year-old James Nelson in connection with the shooting.