New Mexico State Police, New Mexico
End of Watch: Friday, October 19, 2001
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 10 months
Badge Number: 500
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: October 19, 2001
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Ramon Solis and Patrolman Damon Talbott were killed in a helicopter crash while participating in a training exercise in an Aerospatiale AS-350-B2 medical helicopter near Roswell, New Mexico.
The two officers and a third member of the New Mexico State Police were riding on the hospital-owned helicopter in order to learn procedures on how to set up landing zones at the scene of medical emergencies. It is believed the helicopter experienced a mechanical failure and crashed, killing the officers, and injuring the other occupants.
Patrolman Talbott and Patrolman Solis had both served with the New Mexico State Police for ten months after graduating from the same academy class.
He is survived by his parents.