ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE RELEASING THE NAMES OF TWO OFFICERS INVOLVED IN SUNDAY'S FATAL SHOOTING IN THE FOOTHILLS NEAR TRAMWAY AND COPPER. ONE IS OFFICER KEITH SANDY, WHO HAS BEEN WITH APD SINCE JULY OF 2007. THE OTHER IS DOMINIQUE PEREZ, HIRED IN JULY OF 2006. HOWEVER, STILL NO I-D ON THE MAN WHO WAS SHOT. APD SAYS THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO LOCATE HIS NEXT OF KIN TO NOTIFY THEM OF HIS DEATH..
CHIEF GORDON EDEN SAYS HE CAN'T DISCUSS ANYTHING UNTIL THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE SHOOTING IS COMPLETED. POLICE SAY THEY WILL LIKELY HAVE MORE INFORMATION TO RELEASE EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
THE MAN WAS SHOT DURING A CONFRONTATION WITH POLICE NEAR TRAMWAY AND COPPER SUNDAY. EDEN SAYS THE MAN HAD SEVERAL KNIVES, WAS INCREASINGLY VIOLENT, AND THREATENED OFFICERS. HE DIED AT THE HOSPITAL MONDAY.
