BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF MANNY GONZALEZ HOLDS A NEWS CONFERENCE ON AN DEPUTY INVOLVED SHOOTING AT 2:00 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IT’S THE SECOND SUCH SHOOTING IN AS MANY AS TWO DAYS. THE FIRST SHOOTING WAS SUNDAY MORNING NEAR 98TH AND SAGE.
THE SECOND SHOOTING HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER 1:00 AM TUESDAY IN THE 16-HUNDRED BLOCK OF GOFF SOUTHWEST. DEPUTIES WERE SENT THERE AFTER GETTING A SELF-INITIATED CALL. THEY FOUND A SUSPECT AT THE LOCATION AND STRUGGLED WITH THAT PERSON. SHOTS WERE FIRED BY ONE OF THE DEPUTIES. THE SUSPECT WAS WOUNDED AND IS BEING TREATED AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.
THE DEPUTY WHO FIRED THE SHOTS IS ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.
