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Doña Ana County sheriff: man shot after refusing to leave burning home; subject identified

Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office · February 19, 2026
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Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart said deputies responding to a Feb. 17 structure fire at 680 Watson Lane shot a resident who emerged armed; the man, identified as Dylan Leonard, was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigations and an officer-involved shooting task force were activated.

Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart said that deputies responding to a structure fire at about 8 p.m. on Feb. 17 shot a resident who emerged from the home armed and was later pronounced dead.

"I am Kim Stewart. I am the sheriff of Doña Ana County," Stewart said during a news briefing. She told reporters that deputies, Doña Ana County Fire and a Mesilla Marshal unit responded to a single-family home at 680 Watson Lane after a fire that was later determined to…

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