ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) has released more information on a shooting that left an officer injured and a suspect dead early Friday. According to APD, officers responded to an apartment complex on Montgomery near Carlise around 1:30 a.m. to a man wandering around the property.
Police say when they arrived, the man, identified as 23-year-old Anthony Willimas, shot at officers, hitting a sergeant in the leg. Other officers fired back, killing Williams.
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APD says Williams has an extensive criminal history, including being charged with a triple homicide in 2019 in Valencia County. They say Williams took a plea deal in that case and spent less than five months in juvenile detention.
The sergeant who was shot was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. APD is continuing to investigate the incident while the multi-agency task force does its own investigation…