Alamogordo Police Department, New Mexico
End of Watch: Friday, September 2, 2016
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 4 years, 6 months
Badge Number: 119
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 2, 2016
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Police Officer Clint Corvinus was shot and killed during a foot pursuit of a subject in the 600 block of South Florida Avenue.
He and a rookie officer he was training had conducted a traffic stop of a wanted felon. The man fled on foot during the stop and exchanged gunshots with the officers. Despite being wounded, Officer Corvinus was able to return fire and killed the subject.
Officer Corvinus was transported to Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his wounds.
Officer Corvinus had served with the Alamogordo Police Department for 4-1/2 years. He is survived by his daughter, parents, and his fiancee.