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<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0f0b57360855209ae66fdb3ed2c485b4" style="color:#302323;font-size:14px"><strong>Fugitive wanted over killing of South Carolina nurse is accused of shooting dead New Mexico cop when he pulled over to help the suspect change his tire </strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-65526a8d772fcd05e80078282544baa2" style="color:#302323;font-size:14px"><strong>New Mexico State Police announced Sunday that &#8216;Jaremy Smith has been captured after a foot pursuit and officer-involved shooting involving the Bernalillo County Sheriff&#8217;s Office&#8217;</strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e405075ce0b25e3ae2ae47855e07e4ce" style="color:#302323;font-size:14px"><strong>Jaremy Smith, 33, allegedly shot and killed NM State Police Officer Justin Hare on Friday when the officer pulled over to help him fix a flat tire on a white BMW </strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7c5395768588ed1f59044d4ee035ce89" style="color:#302323;font-size:14px"><strong> It turned out the motorist was driving a stolen vehicle reported stolen in South Carolina</strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9c37f1ebdad357f3a39f425e0ccb57ee" style="color:#302323;font-size:14px"><strong>The white BMW Smith was driving belonged to murdered paramedic Phonesia Machado-Fore in South Carolina </strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d1e14350d10d9e92ac387d1fd3baccee" style="color:#302323;font-size:14px"><strong>Smith reportedly, has an extensive criminal history in South Carolina, having faced charges ranging from armed robbery, taking hostages and rioting in jail, as well as auto theft </strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3cba6bfd394b0f3c95d76c6b0d0c56a3" style="color:#302323;font-size:14px"><strong>The was arrest warrant charges Smith with murder of Officer Hare</strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-78dfd36d4861e134ad8f557210fe8202" style="color:#302323;font-size:14px"><strong>SC authorities said Smith will remain in the custody of New Mexico State Police to face charges in Officer Hare&#8217;s death</strong></h1>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Jaremy-Smith-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-458994" style="width:832px;height:auto"/></figure>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Fugitive killer and carjacker Jaremy Smith, [photo], from South Carolina is in Custody in New Mexico after he shot and killed an cop who stopped to help him fix a flat car tire. That car belonged to a woman who was found murdered in SC</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Police in New Mexico have captured the fugitive wanted for killing an officer who stopped to help him fix the tire of car &#8211; Which turned out to be a stolen car.<br>Jaremy Smith is in custody after he fatally shot NM State Police Officer Justin Hare of the Bernalillo County Sheriff&#8217;s office on Sunday.<br>Smith, 33, allegedly shot Officer Hare on Friday when the the later pulled over to help him fix a flat tire on a white BMW. It turned out the real owner of the vehicle was killed, in South Carolina.<br>Smith pulled out his gun &#8216;without warning&#8217; and shot at Hare, then pushed him into the passenger seat of his own cruiser and drove off in the patrol car, according to state police. <br>Investigators determined the white BMW Smith was driving belonged to paramedic Phonesia Machado-Fore who had been murdered in South Carolina.<br>New Mexico State Police said Sunday morning, &#8216;Jaremy Smith has been captured after a foot pursuit and officer-involved shooting involving the Bernalillo County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.&#8217;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Justin-Hare-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-458990" style="width:843px;height:auto"/></figure>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Killed: New Mexico State Police Officer Justin Hare [photo], was fatally shot on Friday by a motorist when he stopped to help the suspect fix a flat tire</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Bernalillo County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said the arrest took place in the area of Unser and Anderson Hill and no deputies were injured.<br>Deputies found Smith walking on Unser Blvd. after a store clerk from Murphy&#8217;s Gas Station called police when they spotted someone who matched Smith&#8217;s description.<br>&#8216;A foot pursuit ensued, and shots were fired, striking Smith who was taken into custody without further incident,&#8217; said the sheriff&#8217;s department.<br>&#8216;Smith was transported to an area hospital where he is being treated for his injuries.&#8217; <br>Smith is considered a person of interest in the death of the vehicle owner Phonesia Machado-Fore. <br>She was reported missing to the Marion County Sheriff&#8217;s Office in South Carolina on Thursday and her body was found on Friday near the South Carolina and North Carolina border, reported <a href="https://www.koat.com/article/new-mexico-state-police-officer-killed/60212631" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">KOAT</a>.<br>&#8216;Mrs. Fore was one of us, a fellow first responder. Her death is senseless. Our community has suffered a tremendous loss,&#8217; said Marion County Sheriff Brian Wallace.<br>&#8216;My team and I will not stop until we bring the person or persons responsible for her death to justice.&#8217;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Jaremy-Smith-2.png" alt="" class="wp-image-458996" style="width:834px;height:auto"/></figure>



<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Prior to the capture of alleged cop killer, Jaremy Smith NM State Police released this photo of a suspect sought in the fatal shooting of officer Justin Hare</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Around 5 a.m. on Friday, Hare was dispatched to Interstate 40, near milepost 318, to assist Smith, who was attempting to wave down other motorists, with his flat tire.<br>Hare, a father of two young children, parked behind Smith&#8217;s car and the suspect walked up to Hare&#8217;s passenger side window.<br>State police said, &#8216;A short conversation ensued about repairing his tire when, without warning, Smith pulled out a firearm and shot Officer Hare.&#8217;<br>Smith walked to the driver&#8217;s side of the patrol car, shot Hare again and then pushed him to the passenger&#8217;s seat and drove off. <br>Hare&#8217;s duress signal began to go off and an assisting officer saw Hare&#8217;s patrol car speeding down the frontage road of Interstate 40.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Phonesia-Machado-Fore-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-458993" style="width:806px;height:auto"/></figure>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>The white BMW the suspect was driving belonged to paramedic Phonesia Machado-Fore [photo]. Reported missing in Marion County, South Carolina, on Thursday, her body was found Friday near the border of South Carolina and North Carolina </strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The assisting officer chased after Hare&#8217;s car and found it crashed on the frontage road near milepost 304 on Interstate 40.<br>Hare was found on the frontage road to Interstate 40 around milepost 312 and was transported to the hospital, where he died from his injuries.<br> that <br>&#8216;On a cold, dark and windy morning, he offered help to a person he thought was in need,&#8217; New Mexico State Police Chief Troy Weisler said on Saturday.<br>&#8216;That person killed him in cold blood. The last words Officer Hare uttered on this earth was to offer help to a man who was about to kill him.&#8217; <br>Smith has an extensive criminal history in South Carolina and had faced charges ranging from armed robbery, taking hostages and rioting in jail, as well as auto theft before Friday&#8217;s incident, police said.<br>Smith will remain in the custody of New Mexico State Police to face charges in Officer Hare&#8217;s death, Marion County, SC Sheriff Brian Wallace said in a statement .</p>

Fugitive wanted in fatal shooting of New Mexico cop who pulled over to help the suspect fix tire on car he’d stolen, captured – Jaremy Smith was fleeing after killing a paramedic in South Carolina

