New Mexico police arrest 2 suspects in officer shooting

Published February 12, 2022 11:15 AM

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say they have arrested and charged two suspects in the shooting of a New Mexico State Police officer. Police say the 24-year-old man and 22-year-old woman were arrested Saturday morning in the town of McIntosh. The New Mexico State Police said in a statement that the man has a long criminal history and multiple arrest warrants. The statement said he has been charged with a number of crimes. The agency said the woman has been charged with harboring or aiding a felon. The the officer was shot Friday along a highway east of Albuquerque after pursuing a vehicle that police said rammed his patrol car. Officials said his injuries’ weren’t life-threatening.

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