Hatch Mayor Andy Nunez confirmed the police officer that was shot Friday afternoon has died. Nunez said Officer Jose Chavez, 33, was shot in the neck and died shortly after surgery at the University Medical Center in El Paso.

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A 36-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning in the shooting death of a Hatch police officer, authorities said.Jesse Hanes of Columbus, Ohio, was charged with first-degree murder after Officer Jose Chavez, 33, was shot and killed Friday afternoon, according to the Doña Ana County Sheriff's Department.Hanes was also reportedly wanted on an outstanding warrant for aggravated murder in Ohio. James Nelson, 36, was traveling with Hanes during the incident. Chavez was shot around 3:40 p.m. during a traffic stop near the Pic Quik convenience store on Franklin Avenue.Another officer responding to the scene saw Chavez at the passenger side of the Lexus that was stopped. Chavez was holding paperwork, but appeared to be reaching for his gun, authorities said. The other officer saw smoke and watched Chavez fall to the ground.Chavez died after surgery at University Medical Center in El Paso just after 8 p.m.The officer returned fire toward the Lexus before the driver sped away on Franklin Avenue toward Interstate 25, authorities said.A third Hatch officer also pursued the Lexus at speeds in excess of 100 mph. The officers eventually lost sight of the car.Hanes apparently exited I-25 at the rest area near Radium Springs and got out of the car.Hanes was seen approaching motorists and demanding keys to their cars, authorities said.One driver gave Hanes keys to his Chevy Cruze, but was shot in the torso just after 4 p.m. after refusing to go with him. The motorist was taken to a hospital in El Paso. His condition was not released.Deputies saw the car heading north on New Mexico Route 185 and deployed tire-deflating devices to stop the car. The car crashed into a pile of firewood in the 23000 block of Route 185.Hanes briefly barricaded himself inside the car. He suffered a gunshot wound to his upper right thigh. The wound appeared to be self-inflicted, authorities said.Hanes was taken to a hospital, where he remained Saturday morning.Chavez was a two-year veteran of the Hatch Police Department and a 2013 graduate of the Doña Ana County Sheriff's Department Cadet Law Enforcement Academy.Daniels Family Funeral Home has offered to pay for funeral services. Gov. Susana Martinez said the following in a statement: “I ask all New Mexicans to join Chuck and me in prayer for Officer Chavez, his family, and his friends. Our hearts break for the loss of a brave law enforcement officer senselessly killed while doing his job--protecting us. As the wife and daughter of law enforcement officers, I know the law enforcement community will pull together to support one another and Officer Chavez's family.”411881104118811441188120