THE FARMINGTON MAN SHOT BY A POLICE OFFICER NEW YEAR'S DAY WAS STRUGGLING WITH ALCOHOL ADDICTION. THAT FROM LOCAL POLICE WHO SAY 49 YEAR OLD MARK CHAVEZ WAS SHOT BY ONE OF THEIR OFFICERS AFTER HE REFUSED TO DROP A BLUNT WEAPON AND AGGRESSIVELY MOVED TOWARD THE OFFICER. 

 

FARMINGTON P-D WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AFTER GETTING A 911 CALL FROM CHAVEZ'S CELL PHONE THAT A WOMAN HAD BEEN KILLED BY A MAN. POLICE DID NOT FIND A BODY.