Driver Involved in Shooting Identified

ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE RIDE SHARE DRIVER WHO SHOT AND KILLED A PASSENGER ON THE SIDE OF I-25 NEAR MONTANO ON ST. PATRICK’S DAY. APD SAYS CLAYTON BENEDICT GOT INTO AN ALTERCATION WITH HIS TWO PASSENGERS…AND HE ENDED UP SHOOTING ONE OF THEM, 27 YEAR OLD JAMES PORTER.

BENEDICT HAS NOT BEEN ARRESTED, BUT POLICE SAY THEY CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT. APD SAYS THE CASE WILL EVENTUALLY BE TURNED OVER TO THE D-A.

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