2 days ago · Prosecutors said he shot Presley Eze at point-blank range in a scuffle after police responded to a 911 call from a gas station attendant who reported that Eze stole beer. Eze allegedly placed his ...

1 day ago · Prosecutors said he shot Presley Eze at point-blank range in a scuffle after police responded to a 911 call from a gas station attendant who reported that Eze stole beer. Eze allegedly placed his ...

2 days ago · Prosecutors said he shot Presley Eze at point-blank range in a scuffle after police responded to a 911 call from a gas station attendant who reported that Eze stole beer. Eze allegedly placed his ...

2 days ago · The officer, Brad Lunsford, shot Presley Eze, 36, in the head on Aug. 2, 2022, after Mr. Eze grabbed another officer’s Taser during the struggle. The shooting drew the attention of the N.A.A.C.P ...

2 days ago · Officer Lunsford’s actions were not just a tragic lapse in judgment; they were an egregious abuse of power that cost Presley Eze his life,” Torrez said in a statement after the verdict was announced. The charge of voluntary manslaughter with a firearms enhancement carries a possible sentence of up to nine years in prison. Evidence at trial ...

1 day ago · Prosecutors said he shot Presley Eze at point-blank range in a scuffle after police responded to a 911 call from a gas station attendant who reported that Eze stole beer. Eze allegedly placed his ...

Jan 31, 2025 · Former Las Cruces police officer Brad Lunsford is facing trial for the August 2022 shooting death of 36-year-old Presley C. Eze Jr. Lunsford is charged with voluntary manslaughter with a...

Oct 9, 2023 · On August 2 last year, Lunsford, who is White, allegedly shot Presley Eze, a Black man, outside a Chevron gas station after an employee called 911 to report Eze left the store “with a beer he did...

Dec 6, 2023 · Las Cruces, NM – This afternoon, a jury found Las Cruces Police Officer Brad Lunsford guilty of voluntary manslaughter with a firearm enhancement following the August 2022 shooting death of Presley Eze. Lunsford was remanded into custody following the announcement of the verdict and will face a sentencing hearing at a later date.

1 day ago · Former Las Cruces Police officer Brad Lunsford looks toward the gallery during his trial in the fatal shooting of Presley Eze, in Las Cruces, N.M., on Feb. 4. SANTA FE, N.M. — A former police officer was found guilty Wednesday of voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man during a 2022 confrontation at a New Mexico gas ...