ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man has been arrested. He is accused of shooting at security guards and pointing a gun at an officer.
The initial incident happened just before 2 a.m. A security guard at UNMH said he was responding to an alarm call when he heard bullets whizzing by him. He saw a vehicle fleeing and called the police.
Officers attempted to stop that same vehicle in a neighborhood and claimed they witnessed the passenger, Jose Moreno, randomly firing off shots and pointing the gun at the officer.
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At one point, they reported he fled on foot. He was caught near Emerson Elementary School. Police said he claimed to not know the name of the driver who got away.
