LAS LUNAS, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico State Police are investigating the non-fatal shooting of an armed man by Los Lunas police who say they returned gunfire after he shot at them while attempting to flee on foot across Interstate 25 in Los Lunas earlier this week.
The suspect who has not been identified will face unspecified criminal charges upon his release from an Albuquerque hospital for what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries in Monday’s shootings, New Mexico State Police said in a statement Friday.
State police are investigating the officer-involved shooting at the request of the Los Lunas Police Department
The officers were not hurt. They observed the suspect with a handgun inside a Ford Expedition when they made a traffic stop at about 8 a.m. Monday, police said.
He refused orders to exit his vehicle and barricaded himself inside before running toward the interstate. The officer chased him across the north- and southbound lanes into an open field. As additional police officers arrives to assist, he fired at least one shot at the officers who returned fire, striking him.
The suspect was taken into custody without further incident. He was being treated at the hospital on Friday, where his exact condition is unknown.
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