ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CONTINUE THEIR SEARCH FOR A MAN WANTED IN A SHOOTING NEAR KIT CARSON PARK IN THE COUNTRY CLUB AREA. OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE PARK SHORTLY BEFORE 10:00 THURSDAY NIGHT IN REFERENCE TO A MAN BEING SHOT IN THE HEAD. THE CALLER TOLD 911 ABOUT 10 SHOTS WERE FIRED. APD SPOKESMAN TANNER TIXIER SAYS THEY THEN GOT MORE 911 CALLS OF ADDITIONAL SHOTS FIRED NEAR KIT CARSON PARK … AND A SUSPECT POSSIBLY ARMED WITH A RIFLE FLEEING THE SCENE.
TIXIER SAYS OFFICERS TENDED TO THE VICTIM WHEN THEY ARRIVED ON SCENE. HE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WENT INTO SURGERY AND IS LISTED IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
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