Armed man killed by Roswell police; man allegedly pointed gun

Roswell police officers shot and killed a man late Saturday night after a the man allegedly pointed a shotgun at them during a standoff.

Officers were originally called out just before midnight Saturday when someone reported a pickup driving erratically and the driver waving a gun.

When officers pulled the man over in the driveway of a home in the 700 block of South Aspen Avenue, a passenger got out of the vehicle and told police the driver, 33-year-old Robert Guerin, had a gun.

Roswell police say Guerin got out of the truck shortly thereafter with a shotgun, which he repeatedly refused to drop.

Police spokesman Todd Wildermuth said officers tried to negotiation with Guerin for “about 20 minutes” as he moved around his pickup, then went and positioned himself behind another nearby vehicle.

Wildermuth said Guerin held the shotgun on the hood of the vehicle and eventually pointed it at three officers at the scene.

One of the officers fired once at Guerin, according to Wildermuth, striking him.

Guerin was transported to a local hospital, where he died.

The officer has not been named by RPD, but Wildermuth said the officer has been with the department for five years. The officer is on standard paid leave.

A joint team of Roswell police, New Mexico State Police and Chaves County sheriff’s deputies will investigate the shooting.

Guerin had two prior battery against a houshold member charges dismissed and pleaded no contest to a 2006 DWI charge.