Here, hey, brother. Brother, hey. I can't tell what the [ __ ] going on. He has a [ __ ] gunshot wound to the neck. Gunshot wound to the neck. >> Officer Justin Hare is found vulnerable, abandoned in the bushes, fighting for his life with severe gunshots. >> Keep fighting, dude. Keep breathing, there you go. Keep going. You're good, brother. Stay in this, brother. Come on. I'm here, buddy. I'm here, Hare. We're here for you, brother. Come on, Hare. You're staying in this. You're staying in this. Come on. >> Is there a helicopter coming? >> No, there's no helicopters flying right now cuz the weather's >> The suspect, who believes he has fled the enforcement, doesn't realize his grizzly deceitful act will start one of the most daunting rage-filled chases with detectives wanting him dead or alive. >> I implore you to turn yourself in and surrender peacefully. But, if he does not, I guarantee you this, we will find him. There's nowhere he can run. There's nowhere he can hide where we will not find him. >> Around 5:00 in the early morning of March 15th, 2024, things turned from normal to absolute chaos in seconds for officers in Tucumcari, New Mexico, when one of their own, Officer Justin Hare, goes suspiciously unresponsive. >> Give me a status on 966. >> We are unable to reach him, Cardigan. His dress keeps going off. >> Damn it, call all units. We're going to go and make contact with 966. >> Officers have immediately rushed to Interstate 40 where Hare last responded. >> 25 Central, I'm out. At the about the 318 with that white vehicle. Um I'll be with Lieutenant Hernandez, NMSP. They're looking for Officer Hare. >> On the 3 engine right now, there is a white BMW on the side of the road. I'm going to walk the area real quick. >> Can't find him or what? >> Is that him? >> What? >> 566 >> What? >> Is that 666 here? >> Yes. >> 701 >> Harris' squad car is missing and an unidentified BMW with a flat tire lies at the scene. Harris was reportedly dispatched to run a welfare check on a roadside bystander who is also nowhere to be found. >> Well, let me kick push it, yeah. Let's go. 961 local, I'm going to be in forensics. >> First one that I guess Harris dealt with, we're thinking he's probably the one that took off with his car, but we don't we don't know where he's at. Come on, brother, where you at? >> From the scene, officers determine that Harris' vehicle is likely stolen and that he may be under threat. The only lead they have to proceed is the onboard GPS on Harris' cruiser. >> Be advised that the unit moved, uh, it appears to be on the frontage road again. >> Shortly, an officer is informed about the stolen unit approaching him from the opposite direction. >> Looks like I see a vehicle here on the frontage road on my side. Shining my spotlight at it. 566 vehicle is heading westbound at a high rate OF SPEED. I'M JUST A COUPLE MINUTES BEHIND THEM. >> As the officer chases the speeding stolen cruiser, its dash cam footage will later show it losing control before a blunt crash. >> 60 federal road stop on the stop. Vehicle crash on front of road. >> More units shortly gather to apprehend the suspect. >> All right, uh knocked down at least 20 yards of barbed wire. Yeah, blood. >> What? >> We got a empty vehicle, blood on the passenger side. >> He might be hiding out. Might be armed. >> He jumped out on me at the vehicle back, little bit east. >> I'm trying to find blood. >> The suspect has fled the crash site. Officers don't see Hair, and there fresh blood stains inside the vehicle. >> So, Hair was not the last one driving this car. >> No, I wasn't Hair, dude. Cuz the dude saw me and he hauled on the front of the road westbound. Then he crossed the bridge, and then he he slowed down a bit and I don't know if he jumped off over there or whatever, dude. Just 48, bro. >> Okay. >> Everything points to Hair being stuck in a fatal danger, particularly because he triggered his distress signal, a silent alarm to warn other cops of a threat. >> Brother, where are you at? >> Major, do you think you can carry the unit by CTU? If they have any available, they come up here and assist us. >> 10-4, sir. They're 87. >> Don't care about a brief. We need to have people up here looking for my guy. I want to come up here. We also need also people from Chloe. >> 10-4, sir. Your extra will get them rolling. >> Officers make a heartbreaking discovery shortly while sweeping the area. This is Harris himself lying helpless on the roadside. >> 961 North Com, 961 North Com out 966. He's 10-7 10-7. Get all units here now. Harris. Brother, hey. Hey, brother. >> Harris shot three times and is barely alive. >> He has a gunshot wound to the neck. He's bleeding out profusely. I need a 55 now. Hey, brother, it's okay. Hey. Look at 961 North Com, gunshot wound to the head as well. Brother. Here, bro. Hey. >> Uh what's your Frank 20? >> Everybody, hey stick I know. Just take a minute, okay? Hey, ambulance will be here. >> Harris, hold tight. It's okay, brother. >> Get him out of the way for the ambulance. Get that one out of the way for the ambulance. >> Okay, pressure right here on the neck. Don't [ __ ] Don't too much. Fight. Fight. Fight here. >> You're rolling the 55 in. >> Breathe, brother. Breathe. Come on, dude. >> Come on here, dude. >> Come on. They're right here, dude. Come on. >> Harris has lost a lot of blood and is fighting for his life. He is immediately sent to the hospital. >> I got his head. I got his head. >> 1 2 3 Let's go, brother. >> Don't give up, dude. Let's go. >> You're going to be okay, brother. We love you, dude. You'll be okay. >> EMS has Harris out of the unit. 966 is out there. >> You good, Nick? They're going to be on 76 back to the children code. >> After a brief sense of relief at finding Harris alive, detectives are enraged by his attacker and focus on a sole target, catching the suspect at any cost. >> All right, dude. We're going to go find this mother You can go first. Go out the back. Look for the mother >> Let's go. >> All right. You and Rhino take 40. Uh he's still on foot possibly. And me and Rebok are going to hit the furnace road. I know it's not. >> All units, 48 suspect might be armed. Might be armed. >> Meanwhile, the stolen cruiser's dashcam footage finally exposes the face of the offender, an African-American male seemingly in his 30s. >> According to 960, the last time we saw him here is running towards the bridge. >> I'll keep this left side if you want to watch the right. >> North comp units following for that suspect. Just a 49 male subject was last seen wearing a brown hoodie, African-American male subject. >> Huh. >> So, Spizer said that when he found the unit, he saw the guy take off this way. We'll probably fire it up, but I say we clear every bridge till we get there. >> Lead detectives join the investigation, and an intense chase for the suspect begins the very second. >> It's not disturbed. We'll check the next exit. >> Yeah, we'll go there. >> Let's keep pushing west. >> Yeah. >> At least it's going to be like some >> Soon, the searching units seem to have a crucial development. >> All units, possible male subject entering the eastbound rest area bathroom. >> Someone matching the suspect's description is detained nearby. >> We're still on the furnace road here. >> Male subject seen entering the eastbound rest area bathroom. The eastbound rest area bathroom. >> 10-10 That's gun point on the ground. >> 10-4 one subject gun point on the ground. >> But the lead turns out to be short-lived. >> Negative 25 on that subject. >> 10-4 negative 25. It was not the correct subject. >> Affirmative, correct. Not the correct subject. >> Oh god, this here. Please help me pull through. I think this guy will be finding this guy. >> Although the daylight has arrived, detectors are already 3 hours behind and face the challenge of narrowing down a large deserted area. >> 9 to 3, we're going to be about northwest of where the unit crashed out. >> If he resists, canine will be in the area so he can now be stopped. We're going to use the canine to make sure he don't bite you. It's a final warning. >> I would have said that he probably would have at the very first convenience just get across and then handrail it. >> Yeah. >> That was the way >> I don't think he's going to go north. He probably don't know the area. He ain't going to get try to die out there. And he ain't going to go too too south. He's Yeah, try to try to work his way to Santa Rosa. >> to handrail. >> He's going to keep the interstate in eyesight or the cell towers. >> Detectives decide to look towards Santa Rosa and soon find something crucial that hints they're headed in the right direction. >> There's something over here. Two cell phones. Let's snap a picture. Good job, fellas. >> But amid the search, heartbreaking news from the hospital shatters everybody. Officer Hare has lost the fight for his life and has succumbed to his injuries. His cruiser's dash cam footage reveals the disturbing last moments of his life. >> The last words Officer Hare uttered on this earth was to offer help. He offered help to a person he thought was in need. That person killed him in cold blood. The suspect has been identified as Jeremy Alexander Smith. Jeremy Smith, we are coming for you. I implore you to turn yourself in and surrender peacefully. But if he does not, I guarantee you this. We will find him. There is nowhere he can run. There's nowhere he can hide where we will not find him. >> Herr's body cam footage also reveals the killer's cold-blooded act of throwing Herr on the roadside to die alone in pain. He is armed, dangerous, and out in the open among more civilians. A substantial task lies before the detectives, locating Jeremy and detaining him. A day has already passed without any leads from potential sources. But the officers receive a break-in call from a nearby cabin, one that becomes the break-through detectives needed. >> Hey police. If you're in here, make yourself known. >> He's back there. >> Okay, you said you he was here, correct? >> Yeah. Okay. >> So the boots are taken from >> They were right there by >> Right there, right by the door. And then the truck was taken. The keys are right here. >> And then the truck was taken. >> He was over here on this couch. >> Yeah. >> And then he was >> Oh, he had pillows and blankets. I threw them in there cuz what and then everything's all nasty. So yeah, he must have been hanging on on there for a while, so. >> So nothing else looks like it's out of the ordinary? >> This was I mean complete full box. And so he didn't do anything else. He just took the animal. That's it. >> All righty. >> If Jeremy stole the truck last night, he should be hundreds of miles away, which concerns detectives. 48 hours pass, but then a call from an Albuquerque store pulls the detectives back in the chase. >> I'm at 2730 Arthur. There's a gentleman came in and bought some cigarettes and when I looked at his ID, his first name was Jeremy and it looked just like the guy that shot the officer. >> And how long ago was it? >> Less than 5 minutes ago. >> Did he uh leave on foot or in a vehicle? >> He was on foot, I believe. >> He would wait he went? >> Um I can leave you camera by the time they get here. >> Okay. We'll get them down there as soon as we can. >> Detectives rushed to the store and watched the CCTV to confirm the tip. >> You guys think that's him? >> Yes, I do. >> He has a gap. >> Can you get me some video if you can? >> What else? >> Um but any more thing like coming in like a >> He came in here twice and he's on foot. >> Right here? He's black, wearing Gucci pants. >> He's only out here trying to get my attention, but I didn't even pay attention to who he looked like. >> It's kind of scary that he's just standing there like pointing at you through the window. >> He is considered armed and dangerous, so that could very well be him. >> What about his face? Any of his face anymore? >> As he can ask. >> That's him. That's him. >> The dude is brazen. >> The man is indeed Jeremy Alexander. >> And 254, based on the information provided as well as the video surveillance and photos, I'm going to say that it's a positive ID on our suspect. >> He left approximately 7:02 heading >> They are down on course, on foot. >> North bound. >> 702. >> But he's got to be close cuz he came back twice this morning. >> He purchased cigarettes and a big bag of chips. >> He's got to be in service. Just be careful cuz the man go home and you have to have to walk to that gas station after twice shooting a cop. >> He is considered armed and dangerous, so if you guys see him again, just lock your damn doors. Call 911. Call us right away. >> All right, be safe. >> Thank you, you too. >> Learning that Jeremy left on foot, detectives turn their attention to the nearby locality. >> Yeah, all the way up if I was walking. >> He might have gone into this neighborhood to the north. >> Soon upon entering, the suspicions turn true. >> No, go this way. Hold on. Damn it. Hold on. Pull into here. Pull up here. 276 is south. We're going to be Anderson Road and MacArthur Drive. There is a BMA walking through the neighborhood. >> 10-4 civilians. Brown shoes, glasses. >> Recall. >> That's him. >> Officers establish a perimeter and block the neighborhood exits, and a daunting chase among civilians begins. >> Tell my wife to stay inside, bro. >> Hey bro, come here. I got a I got a BMA. Come up here. Come up here. Jackson, he's running. He's running. Go get him, baby. >> Where's he at? Where's he at? >> Man, watch out. He's running here at West Town. >> West Town is where? >> Hey, he was up here. Two and a half miles to the walking trail. That's where he was at. You see him? >> I guess I'm not safe. He hopped the fence back into that community. >> But Jeremy will soon run out of ways to escape the officers. >> He's going back here. Where's he at? You you him? I heard the gates open. Drop that trash can. 31 5 Marco Ortiz 1120 Hey, get over here. I made contact and he's behind 3135. Stop running. He's on the fences. That way, that way, that way. >> HE'S RUNNING THROUGH MY YARD. >> GET DOWN. Get down. >> HE'S RUNNING THROUGH MY >> 338 >> HE'S RUNNING THROUGH THE BACKYARD. HE WENT over that right there. >> He lands on that west side. I didn't see him come out. Where's he at? Can you hear him? >> He's this way. He's this way, sergeant. >> 48 guys, 48. Did you hop again? Get down. >> GET DOWN. SHOTS FIRED. WHERE'S HE AT? HE'S THIS WAY. >> 1120 >> Heading to the east, jumping on the trampoline over to the west. >> Jump, jump. >> Shots fired. >> He's right behind you. >> This time Jeremy has been trapped for good. >> He's right here. Stop moving. STOP. STOP. YOU'RE GOING TO GET SHOT. >> SHOTS FIRED. SHOTS FIRED. >> AFTER DRAMATIC CHASE, THE detectives finally bring down Officer Harris's attacker and killer. >> Cuff him now. Big guy in custody. What's your name, bro? You Jeremy? >> Yeah, man. >> Look at that. We got his ID, Jeremy Wallace Undersmith. >> They got him. Are you guys okay? >> Put that over there. Secure that gun. All right, OC. Right there. 10-31 units at war. >> Jeremy's gun is also secured from nearby. >> He ran out like this behind the house and he I was right there. >> We're going to get you medical attention, bro, all right? Just chill out. We got an ambulance on the way. We We have the paramedics coming to get you, okay? Okay. No shots fired running by 34s. >> They weren't. They were him. >> Yeah, so he was shooting at us. >> Yeah. That's why I said, "Who's Who's shooting?" cuz I wanted to see who's okay. >> Lift my arm up. Lift my arm up. >> I think he's going to die. >> He's better than I thought he >> We have no >> Back here. >> Jeremy is treated for gunshot injuries and arrested on various charges including first-degree murder. On January 17th, 2025, Jeremy pleads guilty to five felonies including carjacking resulting in death, kidnapping, possession of a firearm, and two other gun charges. The trial reveals that Jeremy shot Hair to avoid getting caught for a prior crime. His extensive criminal history from the past also comes to light. Jeremy Alexander is given life imprisonment without parole.