LCPD SWAT Team Takes Wanted Man Into Custody

Action: The first few minutes, and then ~42:00
Reality: The whole video, watched through a few times because I cut out more than two hours of waiting around.

On Tuesday, June 25, 2019 Patricio Fierro, 29, of Deming, New Mexico, was believed to be armed and barricaded in a home on the 900 block of east Hadley Avenue in Las Cruces, New Mexico. About 10 a.m. that day the Las Cruces Police Department SWAT team was activated, surrounded the home and began the process of making contact with Fierro. At least two other occupants left the home during the incident.

Members of the SWAT team cleared adjacent homes while residents in other surrounding homes were asked to shelter in place. Roads in the area were temporarily blocked during the incident.

A sergeant with LCPD’s Hostage Negotiations Team made telephonic contact with Fierro and was instrumental in negotiating his eventual surrender. About 12:30 p.m. Fierro exited the home and was taken into custody without further incident.

No shots were fired, and no injuries were reported.

Fierro was turned over to the custody of federal agents, as the FBI is the lead investigative agency in reference to Fierro.

*Regarding the term “fatal funnel” that is heard in this video, with an on-screen reference to the description: The “fatal funnel” refers to areas such as stairwells, hallways and doorways that are generally narrow and confining, offering little or no cover or concealment during building-clearing operations. There is a movement, however, against the use of language that suggests inevitable loss, instead encouraging positive and goal-oriented language. You don’t want an officer thinking that the fight is over and that they are done for if they are caught in a “fatal funnel” when the fight breaks out. Brian Willis suggests instead calling those areas what they are — thresholds and transitional areas. Willis, the retired officer behind Winning Mind Training, suggests “In order to search a building, officers must move through these thresholds and transitional areas. Therefore, it would be more desirable to learn tactics to both minimize time in these areas when possible, and win fights in these areas when necessary.” It’s hard to win a fight if you lack the confidence in your ability to do so.

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