Hare’s family described him as a practical joker-loving father, son, partner and officer. “When he worked, he did it with heart, pride and humility,” Fellow NMSP Officer Xavier Garcia said.

Officer Justin Hare was killed on March 15 on I-40 outside Tucumcari after a driver he intended to help, shot him. Hare was a father of two with a third on the way.

Officer Justin Hare was shot to death on Friday in northern New Mexico. The murder suspect was identified by police as Jaremy Smith of South Carolina.

Officer Justin Hare served with the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) for the last six years, but his commitment to service extended far beyond his role in law enforcement.

The community will be coming together on Wednesday night for Hare's vigil. It will start at 7:30 p.m. at the New Mexico State Police office in Tucumcari on Second Street.

Loved ones and the community gathered at Legacy Church in Albuquerque to pay their respects to Justin Hare. Hare was shot by a suspect on March 15 in Tucumcari.

MORIARTY, N.M. – People all over the state are continuing to remember New Mexico State Police officer Justin Hare after investigators say a man shot and killed him on the side of the highway.

Hare’s patrol car was seen driving west along a frontage road, police said at a “high rate of speed” near I-40. The assisting officer tried to catch up to Hare’s car and found it crashed on the ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A group from fallen New Mexico State Police Officer Justin Hare’s hometown, Logan, was in Albuquerque for the high school basketball championship games at The Pit.

Hare was called to a location at about 5 a.m. March 15 on Interstate 40 in Tucumcari to help a driver of a white BMW who appeared to have a flat tire, according to a report from the New Mexico ...

The killing of 35-year-old State Police Officer Justin Hare drew responses from state leaders like Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Department of Public Safety Cabinet Secretary Jason Bowie ...