CRIME

Alamogordo police identify officer killed

Daily News Report
Clint Corvinus, 33, was a 4 1/2 year veteran of the Alamogordo Police Department. He leaves behind an 8-year-old daughter.

ALAMOGORDO – A 33-year-old Alamogordo Police Department office and father of one was killed during a routine traffic stop south of town earlier this morning.

Alamogordo Chief of Police Daron Syling said Clint Corvinus, 33, died from his injuries at Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center after being struck by gunfire.

Syling said the suspect Joseph Moreno, 38, was shot then died from his injuries at the scene of the shooting in the 600 block of South Florida Avenue.

Joseph Moreno, 38, fatally shot an Alamogordo Police officer then in turn was fatally shot and died at the scene.