New Mexico State Police investigate officer-involved shooting in Sandoval County
State Police were investigating a shooting at 12704 Piru Blvd. SE involving DEA agents and two sheriff's offices. The suspect had minor injuries and was in custody.
New Mexico State Police were investigating an officer-involved shooting at 12704 Piru Blvd. SE involving DEA agents and deputies from the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office and Sandoval County Sheriff's Office. The suspect had minor injuries and was in custody, while no agents or deputies were hurt.
A news release with more details was expected soon, leaving open questions about any warrant, body-camera video and what people nearby on Piru Boulevard SE saw or heard when the shooting broke out.
The address sits in southeast Albuquerque, where a law-enforcement response involving the Drug Enforcement Administration and two county sheriff's offices would have drawn immediate attention from neighbors and drivers nearby. State Police have not released a detailed account of the sequence that led from the initial contact to the gunfire.
On Jan. 31, 2023, State Police investigated an officer-involved shooting involving the Rio Rancho Police Department at the Arrowhead Apartments, 4515 Arrowhead Ridge Drive. On Jan. 15, 2025, Rio Rancho police shot a suspect identified as Audelio Lopez after a domestic-dispute call near Enchanted Hills Boulevard and Bismark Hills.
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