ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE IDENTIFYING A MAN SHOT BY OFFICERS TUESDAY AS 24 YEAR OLD JACOB PACHECO. HE’S IN THE HOSPITAL WITH WHAT APD DESCRIBES AS NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.
OFFICERS WENT TO THE 200 BLOCK OF TRUMAN STREET NORTHEAST ON THE REPORT OF A BURGLARY, AND APD SAYS WHEN THEY ARRIVED, PACHECO WAS ATTEMPTING A CARJACKING. HE RAN FROM OFFICERS AND SHOTS WERE FIRED AFTER A CONFRONTATION.
POLICE SAY A STOLEN GUN WAS FOUND AT THE SCENE. TWO OFFICERS ARE NOW ON STANDARD PAID LEAVE.
