BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF'S INVESTIGATORS ARE INTERVIEWING A SOUTH VALLEY HOMEOWNER AND INVESTIGATING THE SHOOTING OF AN ALLEGED HOME INTRUDER SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HOMEOWNER CALLED 911 SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY TO REPORT THAT HE'D SHOT AN MAN WHO HE SAID BROKE INTO HIS HOUSE.
SERGEANT AARON WILLIAMSON TELLS US THE MAN WHO WAS SHOT WAS IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE WHEN PARAMEDICS GOT THERE. HE SAYS THEY DID WHAT'S KNOWN AS A "SCOOP AND RUN," GRABBING HIM, PUTTING HIM IN THE AMBULANCE AND RUSHING HIM TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. THE UNIDENTIFIED MAN IS IN STABLE BUT CRITICAL CONDITION.
THE SHOOTING OCCURRED AT A HOME IN THE 53 HUNDRED BLOCK OF SOUTHFORT SOUTHWEST. INVESTIGATORS ARE ALSO LOOKING INTO WHY THE PERSON WAS IN THE HOUSE.
