Teen Fight Unsurprisingly Leads to Shots Fired Outside NE ABQ High School

Albuquerque –

Minutes before 3:40 PM on Wednesday, March 5, two callers reported to police that they saw multiple juveniles involved in an altercation, followed by multiple rounds of gunfire near Del Norte High School. Six gunshots were purportedly fired. One caller stated one of the juveniles had a 9mm handgun. Another witness reported that several juveniles got into a car and fled the scene.

The fight and shooting occurred off campus, but since the incident happened near APS school property, both the APS Police and the Albuquerque Police Department responded. We want to reiterate this incident did NOT occur on school property.

APD presently does not have any gunshot wound victims reported at the school or at local area hospitals. One individual told police they were injured after tripping while running from the gunfire.

At the time of the incident, Del Norte’s school website had an alert which stated “As of 3:39 p.m., Del Norte High School is in a shelter-in-place due to police activity in the area.” APS lifted the shelter-in-place order at 3:49 PM.

With just two weeks left in the 60-day legislative session, the juvenile justice system (Children’s Code) has not been updated since the 1970s.

UPDATE:

At 5:39 PM, the Albuquerque Police Department released information on this incident which stated:

APD detectives detained a teen-age boy who is believed to have struck a female with his vehicle as he fled the scene of a shooting across from Del Norte High School this afternoon.

Officers responded to reports of gunfire around 3:40 p.m.in the area of 5328 Montgomery Blvd., N.E. across the street from Del Norte. Witnesses reported seeing teens fighting. At least two of the teens armed themselves and shots were fired. The teens fled the area as shots were fired.

Officers did not locate any gunshot victims.

As the teens fled, a white vehicle struck a female who suffered minor injuries. Detectives tracked the driver of the vehicle to a nearby home where he was taken into custody. Detectives are securing a search warrant for the home.

The investigation into the shooting is on-going. Anyone with information is urged to call APD at 505-242-COPS.