TWO PEOPLE ARE KILLED IN AN ALBUQUERQUE CARJACKING INCIDENT. IT STARTED WITH BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES BEING SENT TO THE AUTO ZONE STORE IN THE 32-HUNDRED BLOCK OF COORS SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY EVENING.
SIXTY-FOUR YEAR OLD SANTIAGO ROMERO-AMAYA WAS THE FIRST PERSON FOUND DEAD AT THE SCENE. POLICE SAY HIS RED JEEP PATRIOT HAD BEEN TAKEN BY THE CARJACKING SUSPECT, WHO HAD FLED. OFFICERS AND DEPUTIES TOOK OFF AFTER THE SUSPECT, WHO HAD TO EVENTUALLY BE STOPPED WITH A SPIKE STRIP. HE THEN ENGAGED IN A SHOOTOUT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AT CENTRAL AND UNSER. THE JEEP CAUGHT FIRE AND THE SUSPECT WAS KILLED.
THE SUSPECT’S IDENTITY IS STILL UNKNOWN.
