HATCH, N.M. (AP) - The New Mexico State Police says a barricade situation involving a vehicle stopped along Interstate 25 in southern New Mexico ended when a State Police officer shot and wounded an armed man who was holding a 7-year-old child hostage.
The State Police said in a statement that the incident began Wednesday when a vehicle failed to stop at a Border Patrol checkpoint on I-25, prompting a pursuit that led to the vehicle stopping near Hatch.
The statement said the injured suspect was taken to a hospital and his condition wasn’t immediately available, while the child “was safely rescued” and no officers were injured.
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No additional information was released.
Hatch is a73 miles (118 kilometers) north of El Paso, Texas.
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