New Mexico has among the highest rates of killings by police officers in the U.S., and officials are trying to reduce the number of deadly encounters.

The city of Las Cruces, New Mexico has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a grandmother fatally shot by a police officer last year.

The City of Las Cruces has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a woman shot and killed by a police officer who was later charged with second-degree murder.