A SCARY CLOWN ENCOUNTER ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE. A 10 YEAR OLD BOY AND HIS FRIEND WERE WALKING HOME NEAR UNSER AND RAINBOW ON WEDNESDAY WHEN A CLOWN POPPED UP FROM BEHIND A VEHICLE AND STARTED CHASING THEM. THE BOY’S FATHER SAYS THE CLOWN WAS ARMED WITH A KNIFE, AND THAT ANOTHER CLOWN TOOK PICTURES OF THE CHASE.
THE INCIDENT HAS DISTURBED RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEAR VOLCANO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL. THE 10 YEAR OLD’S FATHER TELLS KOB TV THE CLOWNS BECOME THE PREY WHEN THEY START GOING AFTER SOMEONE’S CHILD. THE TWO BOYS WERE NOT HARMED.
MEANWHILE, POLICE HAVE STEPPED UP PATROLS IN THE AREA.
