List of Albuquerque police shootings
The police force of Albuquerque, New Mexico has been involved in a number of shooting incidents and has used other forms of force, many of these involving the use of SWAT teams. The city's police department was the subject of a Department of Justice Investigation in 2014 which found that the department "engages in a pattern or practice of use of excessive force, including deadly force, in violation of the Fourth Amendment ".[ 1] The report also stated that the department suffered from "structural and systemic deficiencies-including insufficient oversight, inadequate training, and ineffective policies".[ 1]
Incidents of police shootings
Date
Officer name(s)
Suspect name(s)
Outcome
Notes
Officer Outcome
September 22, 2004
Sean Wallace
Leo Lopez
Lopez killed
shot during traffic stop after officer feared vehicle threat during heroin investigation[ 2] [ 3]
Acquitted [ 2]
June 5, 2007
Russell Carter
Jay Martin Murphy
Murphy killed
barricaded self in home
Jay Murphy Jr., 19, tried to calm police down[ 4]
November 6, 2009
Brandon Carr
Roderick Jones
Jones killed
Carr fired 18 months later[ 5]
January 9, 2010
Andrew Cooke
Aaron Renfro
Renfro killed
passenger in car stopped for speeding
Cooke cleared by grand jury[ 6]
January 13, 2010
Brett Lampiris-Tremba, Sean Wallace also present
Kenneth Ellis III[ 7]
Ellis killed
Ellis holding gun to his own head
Judge in civil suit ruled Ellis' rights violated
Brett Lampiris-Tremba sued APD for promotion and back pay[ 8]
January 29, 2010
Sean Wallace
Wayne Cordova
Cordova killed
Cordova suspected of fleeing after possibly stealing a car
Wallace now a K-9 officer who works with SWAT
Wallace later shot Alan Gomez[ 9]
the District Attorney ruled this a justifiable homicide[ 9]
March 4, 2010
Roger Legendre
Jose Castillo, Tanya Martinez, Raymond Carillo[ 10]
Castillo charged with assaulting a police officer
Police shot at car after beer shoplifting incident, Giant gas station, Coors, and Quail Castillo driving
Legendre was later promoted to sergeant[ 11]
March 29, 2010
Kevin Sanchez
Mickey Owings[ 12]
Owings killed
Sanchez shot at moving vehicle in Walmart parking lot, I-40 and Quail Pregnant female in Owings vehicle unharmed 40+ witnesses
*The city's independent review officer ruled the shooting was justified[ 13] The DoJ used this shooting as an example of "Albuquerque police officers' own recklessness" leading to use of violence[ 13] Wrongful death lawsuit filed[ 14]
April 14, 2010
Zach Stephenson
Benjamin Marquez
Marquez shot 3-4 times in upper body
Marquez smoking a cigarette while pumping gas at Broadway and Gibson
June 10, 2010
Eric Brown, Anthony Sedler
Chris Hinz Northeast Heights near Juan Tabo Boulevard and Spain Avenue
Hinz killed
Hinz intoxicated at home. Police said he was firing his weapon inside his home[ 15]
Sedler later shoots Parrish Dennison
June 14, 2010
Aaron Zwicky
Julian Calbert
Calbert killed
Calbert had kidnapped two women
One called 911 from Calbert's car trunk[ 16]
A grand jury found the shooting justified[ 17]
July 27, 2010
Jeremy Hollier, Anthony Glodon
Len Fuentes, a diagnosed schizophrenic, was reportedly unable to access treatment[ 18]
Fuentes killed 3400 block Crest SE
domestic violence call[ 19]
Hollier arrested in 2012 for felony domestic violence, still with APD[ 20]
August 17, 2010
Josh Brown
Enrique Carrasco
Carrasco shot at Montgomery and San Mateo after slashing his girlfriend's tires
Carrasco jumped on Brown's hood and repeatedly stabbed officer's driver-side window with a knife and broke it, then tried to open the door, said Public Safety Director Darren White
September 14, 2010
Leah Kelly
Chandler Barr
Barr hospitalized, survived being shot, 2nd and Central
Police called because Barr was cutting his arm with a "butter knife"
Kelly was smoking a cigar as she pulled trigger
Barr filed suit for $340,000 in medical bills and pain and suffering[ 21] A federal jury found no liability.[ 22]
October 19, 2010
Drew Bader, Ramon Ornelas
Daniel Gonzales
Tucumcari police asked NM State Police for help, State Police call in Albuquerque SWAT
Gonzales came to door with two rifles
APD SWAT officers cleared[ 24]
October 31, 2010
David Sprague
Alexei Sinkevitch 6500 block of Tierra Prieta NW
Sinkevitch had rifle, and bled to death on floor of his home[ 25]
911 reports of hit-and-runs on Estrella Brillante NW Callers took plate Police traced to Sinkevitch
November 11, 2010
Brian Pitzer, Doug Moore
Russell Tenorio 1400 block Alamo SE
Tenorio survived, in hospital 2½ months, lost a kidney.
Tenorio had fetal alcohol symptom, was threatening to hurt himself[ 26]
Pitzer announced he was "going lethal" before entering the home,[ 26] resulted in a federal lawsuit[ 27]
February 9, 2011
Byron "Trey" Economidy (Detective)
Jacob Mitschelen
Mitschelen killed
traffic stop[ 28]
wrongful death lawsuit settled for $300,000[ 28]
April 12, 2011
Christopher J. Brown
Christopher Torres
Torres shot in his parents' back yard
father says police used a battering ram to enter the house even though he was present and offered to let them in[ 29]
Jury award over $10 million, later settled for $6 million[ 30]
May 10, 2011
Sean Wallace
Alan Gomez[ 31]
Gomez killed while holding spoon. Wrongful death suit settled in December 2013 for $900,000[ 32]
"the officer shot Gomez without verifying a threat, and after receiving information that Gomez could not have been a threat because he was no longer armed."[ 33]
Earlier wrongful death suit settled for $235,000. Wallace first shot a civilian on September 22, 2004, in Chimayó when he was an NMSP narcotics agent; tort claim notice filed late December 2004[ 34] Shot and killed second civilian January 29, 2010.[ 35]
June 4, 2011
Troy Nikko, William Thomas, Michael Oates[ 36]
Raymond Garcia
Garcia killed Lomas and Palomas[ 37]
Garcia caught carjacking, officers pinned his car in near a chainlink fence in front of Cross Country Auto Sales[ 38]
June 26, 2011
Damian Lujan
Orlando Paisano
Paisano tased, shot eight times, Bell and Dallas SE[ 39]
Paisano holding bayonet, police say[ 39]
August 30, 2011
Jim Perdue
Michael Marquez
Marquez shot in field, 60th and Central
Michael Marquez an armed robbery suspect
District Attorney ruled shooting justified
First shooting under new system[ 40]
January 4, 2012
Mario Perez
Mark Macoldowna, James Kellogg,[ 41] Kymberly Bates
Macoldowna killed, Bates and Kellogg arrested
armed robbery of St. Pius X complex
March 19, 2012
Martin Smith
Daniel Tillison Marquette and Texas
Tillison killed[ 4]
wrongful death lawsuit alleges Smith was diagnosed with PTSD and APD knew of it[ 42]
DA found no probable cause for charges[ 43]
March 21, 2012
Russ Carter
Gary Atencio
Atencio shot on Laguna Pueblo after pursuit
Carter's 3rd shooting[ 4]
wrongful death lawsuit dismissed[ 44]
April 19, 2012
Mike Hill
Dennis Aragon
Aragon shot three times but was expected to survive
police say Aragon fired shots in the air then pointed rifle at police
August 6, 2012
Jason Peck (APD sgt)
Dominick Solis-Mora[ 45]
Solis-Mora shot in stomach then recovered
Solis-Mora said to sell $240 worth of meth to undercover Peck
DA and APD Internal Affairs clear Peck of wrongdoing Solis-Mara subsequently involved a number of other criminal incidents
March 5, 2013
Perdue, Sedler and Aragon
Parrish Dennison
Dennison killed Menaul and Louisiana
Dennison driver of woman trying to sell stolen banjo[ 46]
Sedler had previously shot Chris Hinz[ 47] Sedler cleared of wrongdoing[ 48]
March 19, 2013
APD
Kendall Caroll 13000 block Constitution
killed by State Police, APD also fired
Carroll had previously shot and wounded a police officer[ 49]
July 5, 2013
Jeff Bludworth, Katherine Wright
Vincent Wood
convenience store Montgomery and San Mateo
previously transported to mental health facility
Shooting ruled justified Wrongful death lawsuit settled for $55,000[ 50]
October 26, 2013
Officer Luke McPeek and others
Christopher Chase[ 51]
Chase killed
Chase had "cop killer" tattooed on his knuckles[ 52]
award ceremony[ 53]
October 28, 2013
Brian Pitzer
Joaquin Ortega shot Jefferson and Central[ 54]
Ortega hospitalized then jailed on charges of robbery and carjacking
Prosecutors found no probable cause to charge Pitzer[ 55] Pitzer involved in two prior shootings, neither fatal[ 56]
November 15, 2013
Peter Romero
Robert Garcia Sr.
Garcia shot but survived, received 3-year sentence Traffic stop, San Mateo Carlisle
Garcia had rifle, had been drinking Later admitted he was attempting suicide by cop
Garcia apologized to Romero
December 1, 2013
Luke McPeek, David Munoz and Jim Edison
Shane Sherrill
Sherrill had felony warrants, holding brake pad
No charges filed against police[ 57]
December 8, 2013
Hector Marquez, Nathan Cadroy-Croteau
Andy Snider
Snider killed
Snider said to charge officers with hammer[ 58]
Wrongful death lawsuit filed 2015[ 59] Both officers still on active duty
January 9, 2014
Russell Carter (Detective, Sedler and Ornelas also present
Jeremy Robertson's tires, Walgreens in Rio Rancho
Robertson uninjured[ 60] Robertson charged with fleeing, assaulting officer/[ 60]
Robertson wanted for parole violations
Both Sedler and Ornelas on SWAT team Sedler's 2nd shooting, Ornelas' 3rd[ 47]
March 16, 2014
Keith Sandy (Detective), Officer Dominique Perez
James Boyd
Boyd killed
camping without a permit displaying knife to officers who tried to frisk him
Both charged with open count of murder
March 25, 2014
James Eichel
Alfred Redwine
Redwine killed
Redwine was upset because he had just lost custody of his 5-year-old son
April 21, 2014
Jeremy Dear
Mary Hawkes
Hawkes killed
Hawkes suspected of having been in a stolen car. Car's owner later told police Hawkes had dated his room-mate[ 61]
Police claim 5 body cameras malfunctioned[ 62]
Dear fired for repeatedly not turning on his camera, particularly in use of force incidents.
Dear appeals firing and is reinstated. City appeals his reinstatement.[ 63]
Family files wrongful death lawsuit.[ 64]
May 3, 2014
Daniel Hughes
Armand Martin
Martin killed in his Ventana Ranch home[ 65]
Martin suffered from depression, "just went crazy," wife said.[ 66] Martin ran out of his home while discharging his handgun.
DA and APD Internal Affairs clear Hughes of wrongdoing[ 67]
May 22, 2014
Ryan Graves, Brian Fuchs
Ralph Chavez
Chavez killed, 2nd at I-40
Chavez suspected of rape
Fuch's camera not on
Graves' blocked by uniform, but did record audio
Chavez said to pull knife, advance on officers
DA declined to press charges[ 68]
January 9, 2015
Greg Brachle
Jacob Grant (APD detective)[ 69]
Friendly fire incident, Jacob was working undercover and the other cops thought that he was a criminal. The criminal complaint describes a meth purchase. Charges were filed against Damian Bailey and Edmond Vester for trafficking cocaine, and conspiracy to commit trafficking[ 70]
Officer Brachle's 2nd shooting Grant will need medical for the rest of his life, settled lawsuit for $6.5 million and medical expenses
police oversight board recommended firing but Brachle had already retired "APD said since that shooting, the department has improved supervision, training and equipment for undercover officers. In addition, it is now mandatory to attend all briefings before each operation.[ 71] [ 72]
May 29, 2016
unknown
Dennis Humphrey[ 73]
Humphrey shot in his garage Morningside and Goodrich[ 73]
911 call reported he was drunk and walking around outside his house with a rifle[ 74]
July 3, 2019
One Albuquerque detective[ 75]
Unidentified man[ 75]
Unidentified man killed in apparent shootout with detective[ 75]
August 22, 2019
Paul Durham, Kyle King and Randy Serrano, accompanied by two other officers
Roger Schafer[ 76]
Schafer shot at a bus stop at Eubank and Copper NE
"Multiple 911 calls" reported Schafer was tossing a gun from hand to hand, "pulling the action back" and pointing the gun at traffic. It was a BB gun .[ 76]
October 14, 2019
APD and SWAT[ 77]
Daniel James Wood[ 77]
Wood killed[ 77]
October 25, 2019
At least three officers[ 78]
Unidentified man[ 78]
Unidentified man killed after confronted by officers accusing him of attempted carjacking[ 78]
January 6, 2020
Two Albuquerque detectives[ 79]
Orlando Abeyta[ 80]
Abeyta killed[ 80]
March 30, 2020
Joseph Bush, Edgar Sandoval[ 81]
Valente Acosta-Bustillos[ 81]
Acosa-Bustillos killed[ 81]
August 11, 2020
Unknown APD officers
Ken Reiss
Reiss killed
Reiss had called 911 to report multiple people breaking into his house. When police arrived, they saw a man running in the alleyway. They say he shot at them. They fired multiple times according to neighbors. As Reiss lay screaming they shot four more times according to neighbors, then the screaming stopped.[ 82] According to body camera footage released by the police, Reiss was indeed holding a gun but the footage does not show him shooting at the police.
-second police shooting resulting in death in less than 6 hours
August 28, 2022
Dustin Ketchum, Marcos Flores, Kenneth Skeens
Keshawn Thomas
Thomas killed
Thomas had been sleeping in his vehicle which was parked at a gas station. A passer-by called for a welfare check, as the vehicle had not moved for several hours. APD officers made contact with Thomas, the sole occupant of the vehicle. They questioned Thomas, who was intoxicated, outside of his vehicle. During questioning Thomas mentioned to them he had a firearm in the vehicle. They allowed him to return to his vehicle in order to retrieve his cellphone. Officers claim that he then pointed a firearm at them, causing them to open fire on Thomas. Thomas was transported to a local trauma center where he later died.[ 83] [ 84]
The officers involved received verbal and written reprimands, Skeens was fired due to a matter unrelated to this case
Other use of force incidents
Date
Officer name(s)
Citizen name(s)
Outcome
Notes
Officer Outcome
January 1, 2012
Aaron Zwicky
Patrick Dennison Coors and Central
fatal car crash
Zwicky attempting to respond to shots fired in South Valley
Zwicky previously shot Julian Calbert in 2010
February 5, 2015
SWAT
Nicholas Leyba, Moon and Indian School
minor injuries, charged with kidnapping, criminal sexual penetration
April 7, 2015
SWAT
Dustin Goodwin 1400 blk Pennsylvania
arrested
domestic violence suspect
tried to prevent girlfriend from leaving
alcohol, firearms involved[ 85]
April 14, 2015
SWAT
Marquette and Pennsylvania
hospitalized with dog bites
charged with domestic violence, burglary while fleeing[ 86]
April 22, 2015
BCSO SWAT
Michael Quevedo, 800 block Dolly (off La Vega)
arrested
warrants, domestic violence, felon with firearm
SWAT because "info the detective had and his history"[ 87]
May 10, 2015
SWAT
1800 block Hiawatha NE
arrested
15-hour standoff, man hiding in television cabinet
domestic violence
October 1, 2015
monitor: officers kneed suspect in head, report does not match video
"no meaningful followup"[ 88]
officer's supervisor delayed filing a report[ 89]
November 10, 2015
SWAT
Bell/Pennsylvania
arrested
search warrant, man refused to leave apartment
felony warrants
December 22, 2015
Andrew Quillman, Shawna Romero also present[ 90]
José Rodriguez,[ 91] Central/Utah
killed
attempted carjacking, could not drive shift[ 90] [ 92]
May 24, 2016
APD and US Marshalls
Mario Montoya Central/Western Skies
Montoya's wife arrested for harboring a fugitive[ 93]
Montoya supposed to be at a halfway house
June 19, 2016
SWAT
Lomas/Juan Tabo
arrested
"man was not cooperating with officers' requests to come out of a vehicle"[ 94]
September 30, 2016
Rodney Locke[ 95]
Kay Moss-Freese, woman in wheelchair
Moss-Freese killed
Locke quit APD February 2016
Locke arrested
October 22, 2016
Michael David Pacheco, Walgreens Coors/Central[ 96]
arrested
shots fired at Walgreens miss, Pacheco flees; officer-caused accident at 64th/Churchill
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