Man Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting Identified

It's April 28th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is El Paso News today, your AI-powered

local news.

Police in Las Cruces just identified the 45-year-old man killed in an officer involved shooting

last Friday, April 24th.

His name was David Gail goes junior, and it all went down during an ongoing narcotics

probe around 2 p.m. on the 2300 block of Loman, Avenue.

Agents had been watching a target in the drug investigation and moved in to make contact.

Things escalated fast, with shots fired, and Galligos was pronounced dead right there

at the scene.

Cops found a firearm on him, but no officers got hurt.

This happened amid a broader push to tackle local drug ups, and so far, details on the

exchange are limited to protect the probe.

Community folks are waiting for more clarity on what led to the gunfire.

On Tuesday, April 28th, police dropped his name publicly.

Now, there's set for a news conference tomorrow, Wednesday, April 29th, at 9 a.m. at City Hall

on North Main Street, streaming live online, a multi-agency task force from state police,

local departments, and university cops is digging deep, gathering facts to hand off to

the district.

Attorney for review, stay tuned as more comes out on this one.