A DEPUTY INVOLVED SHOOTING TUESDAY AFTERNOON ON BRIDGE AT LA VEGA SOUTHWEST IN ALBUQUERQUE. BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES WERE DISPATCHED TO THAT LOCATION AROUND 3PM REGARDING A POSSIBLE THEFT. THE BSCO SAYS TWO SUSPECTS TRIED TO FLEE AFTER AT LEAST ONE DEPUTY WAS HIT BY THEIR SILVER VEHICLE. THE TWO WERE DETAINED. BUT AT SOME POINT, ONE OF THE SUSPECT, 30 YEAR OLD DAVID HICKEY, WAS SHOT BY A DEPUTY AND WOUNDED.
HICKEY IS BEING TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL. NONE OF THE DEPUTIES WAS INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT THAT HAD BRIDGE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC BETWEEN ISLETA AND 8TH STREET. HICKEY WILL BE CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED BATTERY ON A PEACE OFFICER AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A PEACE OFFICER.
