For the last 5 years New Mexico has lead the nation ranking number one or two in Officer involved shootings based on FBI tracking. Per the New Mexico State Police, “the Officer is okay and suspect is injured.”The circumstances of the incident remain actively under investigation. State police say they investigated 38 officer involved shootings in 2021. According to data released by Albuquerque Police Department officers have been involved in 54 shooting cases since 2018. The New Mexico State Police investigates the “vast majority” of shootings involving law enforcement across the state.

Source: Daily Nation January 30, 2023 12:00 UTC