U.S. Marshal Task Force Operation Shoots and Kills Suspect in NE ABQ
Updated: Jun 29, 2022
By: ABQ RAW staff
Posted: 06/27/2022 7:20PM
Updated: 06/27/2022 at 9:35PM
A Multi-agency task force is investigating a law enforcement involved shooting by U.S. Task Force Marshals.
NE Albuquerque -
U.S. Marshal agents along with Bernalillo County Deputies assigned to them were involved in a shooting at Montgomery Plaza located at 5001 Montgomery Blvd NE in front of the Walgreens. It appears that around 4:00PM Monday agents were trying to take a suspect in an SUV into custody and a shoot out happened.
Jim Glisson Deputy United States Marshal PIO of District of New Mexico said that all law enforcement Officers involved in the incident were not harmed during the shooting.
A press release from the US Marshal PIO went on to say that the suspect was killed after brandishing a weapon at Officers. At least one law enforcement member did fire their weapon killing the suspect.
A witness on scene told ABQRAW reporters that "The PoPo blasted the fool," . They could not give any other description of the series of events which led up to the shooting.
See US Marshal Statement here:
The area where U.S. Marshal's shot and killed a suspect Monday
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This is Albuquerque's 81st homicide of 2022 and the 7th Officer involved shooting resulting in death.