STATE POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED A MAN SHOT AND KILLED BY A QUAY COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTY TUESDAY AS 55 YEAR OLD ROBERT ROYBAL OF TUCUMCARI. IT ALL BEGAN EARLY IN THE MORNING AS A HOSTAGE SITUATION.
POLICE SAY ROYBAL WAS HOLDING A KNIFE TO A MAN’S THROAT AND REFUSED TO LET HIM GO. A STANDOFF ENSUED…AND AFTER MORE THAN AN HOUR, A SHERIFFS DEPUTY ENTERED THE HOME AND SHOT ROYBAL AS HE BEGAN TO PUSH THE KNIFE HARDER AGAINST THE VICTIM’S THROAT.
NO OTHER NAMES ARE BEING RELEASED.
