OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN ANTHONY TEXAS (UPDATE)

El Paso, Texas - On February 3rd, 2023, the Las Cruces Police Department received a notification of a stolen vehicle on Interstate 10 headed toward Texas. The vehicle was located shortly after by law enforcement officers in unmarked police vehicles. The officers followed and requested assistance from other agencies in the area, and as they approached the Texas State Line, they requested assistance from law enforcement agencies in Texas. The stolen vehicle was followed into the parking lot of the Love’s Truck Stop located at 3000 Mountain Pass Blvd in Anthony, Texas. As marked police vehicles arrived at the truck stop, the driver of the stolen vehicle attempted to leave the area. That is when the driver drove towards law enforcement vehicles, struck a marked New Mexico State Police vehicle, and continued to accelerate in an attempt to drive through the New Mexico State Police vehicle. As the vehicle was driving toward officers, an officer from Anthony Police Department and an officer from New Mexico State Police fired shots. The male driver, identified as 44-year-old Apolinar Lozano III, was transported to a local hospital, where he later died. The passenger, identified as 43-year-old Ignacio Sandoval, was not injured and was taken into custody for outstanding criminal warrants with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office as well as additional charges stemming from the incident. The names of the officers involved will not be released by the El Paso County

Sheriff’s Office at this time, and any questions pertaining to administrative procedures should be directed to the respective officer’s agency.

The stolen vehicle is a Dodge Challenger that was reported stolen on 01/10/23 out of Las Cruces.

Ignacio Sandoval was booked into the El Paso County Jail for Unauthorized Use of A Motor Vehicle ($41,000.00 bond) and Possession of Controlled Substance PG 1 ($41,000.00 bond).