ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE IN THE FOOTHILLS AREA OF THE CITY THURSDAY MORNING, INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING THAT OCCURRED IN THAT AREA IN THE 400 OR 500 BLOCK OF AVITAL DRIVE EARLIER THURSDAY MORNING. APD SPOKESMAN TANNER TIXIER TELLS US OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE SCENE AROUND 5:30 AM. HE TELLS US THE VICITM DIED AT THE SCENE NEAR TRAMWAY AND ENCANTADO. THEY DON’T YET KNOW THE MAN’S NAME.
TIXIER SAYS APD HAS DETAINED BUT NOT ARRESTED THE TWO HOMEOWNERS FOR QUESTIONING. IT’S NOT KNOWN IF THE VICTIM WAS KNOWN TO THE HOMEOWNERS OR IF HE WAS A POTENTIAL BURGLAR.
