ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Three Albuquerque police officers were shot and another was injured while responding to a robbery, authorities said Thursday. Police Chief Harold Medina said one of the . . .
Breaking News, Latest News and Current News from OANN.com. Breaking news and video. Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports.
iStock/AlessandroPhoto (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) Four police officers were wounded during a shootout after they responded to a call about an armed robbery in New Mexico on Thursday morning. Albuquerque Police Department Chief Harold Medina told reporters Thursday that three of the four officers were shot during the incident, which occurred at a business in the Foothills in northeast Albuquerque. "We are here at a horrible scene. . These officers put their lives at risk on every single call and their families never want to get the calls they're getting today," Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller told reporters. The officer in critical condition was shot in the upper chest, just above the vest, Medina said, while another was shot in the arm. Both required surgery. A third officer was shot at the center of his bulletproof vest, and the fourth was injured by what Medina said likely was shrapnel or glass. One of the suspects had also been shot during the incident and was in custody at t