Albuquerque suspect killed in officer-involved shooting

NewsNM - Swickard - If the story is true, good response from the police. Anything less would have gotten other people killed. From KOB-TV.com - By Eddie Garcia, KOB Eyewitness News 4; Tracy Dingmann & Danielle Flores, KOB.com - Albuquerque Police have confirmed that a suspect has died in an officer-involved shooting Tuesday afternoon on the city’s West Side. According to police, the man identified as 31-year-old Michael Marquez told officers he would not go without a fight. Police say Marquez was a registered sex offender and they had a warrant out for his arrest for three separate robberies. Albuquerque police were looking for Marquez Tuesday morning when they received a tip he was staying with friends or family in the area of 60th and Central. Officers surrounded the area and said Marquez exited the house and walked into a field carrying a bag containing a weapon. Police say they used a bullhorn to try to get Marquez to surrender, but he resisted. That is when police took their shot, killing Marquez. "His hand was inside the bag, this is an AK-47 assault type rifle with a pistol grip and he was deliberately turning and pointing the bag, which contained the rifle in the direction of officers as well as making comments basically prior to the events of today that was not going to…either go back to prison or not be taken alive," APD Police Chief Ray Schultz stated. KOB Eyewitness News 4 asked Chief Schultz why officers did not use less-than lethal measures first. "Because the fact that he's armed with a rifle, he was out in a field, less than lethal technologies and weapons have effective ranges and uses and that distance was not able to be utilized by officers who were on the scene," Schultz explained. Read more

Albuquerque suspect killed in officer-involved shooting