A SHOOTING AT LA QUINTA INN ON SAN ANTONIO IN ALBUQUERQUE MONDAY MORNING. APD OFFICERS WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AROUND 3 O’CLOCK AM. THERE, THEY FOUND ONE PERSON WITH AT LEAST ONE GUNSHOT WOUND … A MAN WHO WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE’S LISTED AS SERIOUS-CRITICAL.
OFFICER FRED DURAN TELLS US THEY BELIEVE THE VICTIM IS ALSO THE SUSPECT IN THIS SHOOTING. DURAN SAYS WITNESSES TOLD DETECTIVES THE MAN SHOT ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO STEAL A CAR IN THE HOTEL PARKING WHEN THE CAR OWNER CAME OUTSIDE AND CONFRONTED HIM.
DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE INJURIES, THIS IS A VIOLENT CRIMES CALL-OUT WITH DETECTIVES INTERVIEWING THE HOTEL’S GUESTS AND POSSIBLE WITNESSES. DURAN SAYS IT’S UNKNOWN IF THE MAN WILL SURVIVE. HE SAYS THEY’RE STILL WORKING TO TRACK DOWN HIS IDENTITY.
