Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Anthony Ferguson succumbed to a gunshot wound he received during a foot pursuit of a subject who had fled the scene of a vehicle accident at 2:18 am.
Officers attempted a traffic stop when they noticed a subject driving a vehicle without headlights or taillights. When the vehicle sped away, officers did not initiate a pursuit. About a mile away, the vehicle crashed into a pole at First Street and Delaware Avenue. After the subject fled on foot, Officer Ferguson pursued the man. The subject pulled out a shotgun and fired, hitting Officer Ferguson in the face. Another officer returned fire and struck the subject in the leg.
Officer Ferguson was flown to UMC-El Paso where he succumbed to his wounds the next day.
The subject was treated at the hospital and has been charged with Attempt to Commit 1st Degree Murder, Aggravated Battery on a Police Officer with a Deadly Weapon, Tampering with Evidence, Aggravated Fleeing of a Police Officer, Resisting and Evading a Police Officer, Criminal Trespass, Lights Required on Vehicle, Failure to Yield to an Emergency Vehicle, and Reckless Driving. The subject had fired at officers in January 2023. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole in November 2024.
Officer Ferguson had served with the Alamogordo Police Department for 11 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his daughter, son, mother, father, and four brothers.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Ferguson gave the Alamogordo Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Alamogordo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Ferguson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Anthony Dale Ferguson is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NM, 123 of 193 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.7% of this state's fallen. That is 9.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Alamogordo Police Department, 4 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony Dale Ferguson's cause is highlighted.
How Anthony Dale Ferguson Compares
Offender Outcome
Life without parole
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Anthony Dale Ferguson is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Anthony Dale Ferguson was killed by shotgun.
Incident Location
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