By: ABQRAW staff
Posted: 02/28/2024 @6:30AM
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Albuquerque –
BCSO officials tell us that last night, their deputies from the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Auto Theft Unit were actively conducting an operation in the area of Menaul and University. This area is notorious for a criminal element running around rampant. The BCSO operation escalated around 11 PM, when deputies attempted to stop a vehicle in the parking lot of the Ramada Plaza. This hotel is near the intersection of Menaul and Newton.
Upon deputies’ attempt to conduct the car stop, the suspect crashed their vehicle within the parking lot and then discharged a firearm at deputies. BCSO deputies, appropriately in response, returned fire at the cretin.
The suspect then attempted to evade capture by entering the hotel, but then later emerged in an attempt to flee the scene by stealing one of the deputies’ vehicles. The theft attempt was thwarted, and the suspect was successfully taken into custody without further incident.
BCSO is thankful to report that no deputies were injured during this confrontation. The suspect was transported to a local hospital with a gunshot wound deemed non-life-threatening.
The investigation into this deputy-involved shooting is being conducted by the Multi-Agency Task Force, ensuring a thorough and impartial examination of all of the events.
BCSO officials go on to say that the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office remains dedicated to the safety and well-being of our community and they will provide further information as it becomes available. We will then forward that information to you.