A MAN IS IN CUSTODY FOLLOWING A LENGTHY SWAT STANDOFF ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE MONDAY MORNING. APD OFFICERS WERE SENT TO A HOME ON MESA ROJA SOUTHWEST, AND SET UP A PERIMETER NEARBY. POLICE SAY THE MAN, IDENTIFIED AS 26 YEAR OLD GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ, WAS THREATENING NEIGHBORS WITH A GUN. HE BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE A HOME AND APD SAYS HE DIDN’T RESPOND TO THE OFFICERS’ DEMANDS TO COME OUT.
POLICE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO COAX RODRIGUEZ OUT, AND ARREST HIM SHORTLY BEFORE 8AM. HE’S CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.
