Patrolman Royce Leroy Bennett, 25, was killed on July 25, 1979, during a traffic stop in a motel parking lot along U.S. Route 70 in Deming, New Mexico. As he approached the vehicle the driver — described as someone known to Bennett — fired a rifle through the driver’s window, striking Bennett in the chest and causing fatal injuries.

Bennett’s death is recorded on memorials honoring officers killed in the line of duty.

Does anyone have information about the driver, the investigation, or court proceedings that followed this July 1979 killing?