Albuquerque –
At around 2:45 PM, officers from the Albuquerque Police Department responded to the 2100 block of Walter for reports of a body laying in the street. This is near Thaxton Ave SE & Walter St SE. According to the caller, the deceased person appeared to have been hit by a car.
Officers arriving on the scene reportedly discovered that the individual had been shot before being run over.* The vehicle that struck the person had allegedly fled the scene.
This has been made a violent crimes callout. Homicide detectives and crime scene specialists are en-route to investigate.
This is a developing story. If we learn more, we will update you.
*UPDATE:
A bystander calling for help initially told police dispatch that this was possibly a hit-and-run. However, while on the scene, officers learned that this information was incorrect—the victim had been shot, and the wound made the witness mistakenly believe it was caused by a car accident.
This is the 85th homicide for the Albuquerque Metro area for 2024. This is the second homicide for September, and 10th homicide since August 27th (7 days).
Looks like it’s gonna be another record year! What a fucking shithole.