Man Shot by APD Identified

     A MAN SHOT AND WOUNDED BY AN APD OFFICER IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE SATURDAY AFTERNOON REMAINS HOSPITALIZED AFTER UNDERGOING SURGERY MONDAY MORNING. HE IS IDENTIFIED AS 25 YEAR OLD JEREMIAS ROBERTSON.
     IT HAPPENED AROUND 5:30PM NEAR LOMAS AND FIRST STREET AFTER POLICE RECEIVED REPORTS OF A MAN POINTING A GUN AT PEOPLE IN THE AREA. POLICE SAY, WHEN THEY LOCATED ROBERTSON, HE POSED A THREAT. THAT’S WHEN HE WAS SHOT.
     THE OFFICER WHO OPENED FIRE HAS BEEN WITH APD 11 YEARS.
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