RIO RANCHO POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE AN INCIDENT FROM EARLIER TUESDAY THAT INCLUDED THE FATAL SHOOTING OF A SUSPECT. CAPTAIN RON VIGIL WITH RIO RANCHO P-D SAYS IT BEGAN AROUND 7:15 AM WHEN THERE WAS A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED AT THE WALMART ON UNSER IN RIO RANCHO.
HE SAYS RESPONDING OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO DEVELOP INFORMATION ABOUT A VEHICLE POSSIBLY LINKED TO THE INCIDENT. WHILE THEY WERE FOLLOWING UP ON THIS INFORMATION, THEY IDENTIFIED A SUSPECT, WHO ENGAGED THEM IN A VEHICLE PURSUIT THAT ENDED AT IRVING AND UNSER.
VIGIL SAYS THE SUSPECT USED A HANDGUN TO THREATEN OFFICERS AND THAT’S WHEN HE WAS SHOT. VIGIL SAYS NO OFFICERS WERE HURT. THE IDENTITY OF THE DECEASED SUSPECT HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.
