EARLY MORNING GUNFIRE IN PLACITAS, AND A MAN IS DEAD. THE SANDOVAL COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS IT APPEARS A HOMEOWNER SHOT AND KILLED AN INTRUDER WEDNESDAY MORNING. LT. KEITH ELDER TELLS 770 KKOB IT’S BELIEVED THE HOMEOWNER WAS ABLE TO WRESTLE AWAY THE GUN FROM THE SUSPECT DURING A STRUGGLE, AND SHOOT HIM. NO NAMES ARE BEING RELEASED. THE ADDRESS WHERE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IS ALSO BEING WITHHELD FOR THE SAFETY OF THE HOMEOWNER.
