A DEPUTY INVOLVED SHOOTING IN BERNALILLO COUNTY OVERNIGHT IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED. THE SHERIFF’S INVESTIGATION HAS HAD COORS AND GLENRIO IN NORTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.
SHERIFF MANNY GONZALES SAYS IT HAPPENED SHORTLY BEFORE 4:00 FRIDAY MORNING FOLLOWING A PURSUIT OF A STOLEN VEHICLE ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN. THEY SUCCESSFULLY TARGETED THE SUSPECT VEHICLE WITH A SPIKE BELT. BUT GONZALES SAYS THE SUSPECTS KEPT GOING AND DEPUTIES ONLY FIRED WHEN THEY FELT THREATENED.
THE SHOOTING LEFT TWO PEOPLE IN THE SUSPECT VEHICLE DEAD. TWO OTHER SUSPECTS WERE NOT INJURED SO THEY WERE ARRESTED. THE DEPUTIES HAVEN’T BEEN IDENTIFIED YET.
