A MULTI-AGENCY INVESTIGATION IS NOW UNDERWAY FOLLOWING A DEADLY EXPLOSION BEHIND A SHOPPING CENTER AT COORS AND CENTRAL IN ALBUQUERQUE MONDAY AFTERNOON. IT’S THE SHOPPING CENTER WHERE A SMITH’S GROCERY STORE IS LOCATED. THE EXPLOSION ROCKED THE CENTER AND BUSINESSES IN THE AREA WERE EVACUATED AND PUT ON SHELTER IN PLACE.
APD’S SIMON DROBIK SAYS THE BLAST HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 1PM. HE SAYS ONE PERSON WAS FOUND DEAD AT THE SCENE. THE IDENTITY OF THE MAN WHO WAS KILLED STILL HASN’T BEEN RELEASED. POLICE THINK THE VICTIM MAY HAVE BEEN THE PERSON WHO SET OFF THE IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE.
