OFFICERS WITH THE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN LOS LUNAS THAT HAPPENED TUESDAY MORNING. OFFICER RAY WILSON SAYS, JUST BEFORE 2:00 AM, LOS LUNAS POLICE RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF A PROWLER IN A RESIDENT’S BACKYARD IN THE HUNING RANCH SUBDIVISION. HE SAYS POLICE ENDED UP IN A FOOT CHASE WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND AT ONE POINT, A LOS LUNAS POLICE OFFICER SHOT AT THE MAN, HITTING HIM.
THE MAN WAS HOSPITALIZED, THOUGH HIS CONDITION IS NOT KNOWN. WILSON SAYS THEY’RE ALSO HAVING A HARD TIME IDENTIFYING HIM AS HE DID NOT HAVE ANY I-D.