Officer Shootout, guy killed. My cousin was the sheriff

[Croaker90]

I don't know every single little detail, because I don't live in New Mexico anymore, but my cousin is a sheriff depuity that was chasing the guy that shot his neghibor in Santa Fe, and was driving shooting at police, and I don't know how it ended, but the guy was reloading his gun and I assume pointed it at my cousin thats when my cousin opened fire, killing the bad guy.

I will not give out his name, because it isn't my job, and I will leave that up for the Police or media to do so.

I'm just glad he is safe, and wasn't hurt since his patrol car was shot up.


http://www.krqe.com/Global/story.asp...=menu588_2_4_1

http://kob.com/article/stories/S363664.shtml?cat=517

[hoser147]

They all went home after work and the bad guy didnt, thats how it supposed to be........Hoser

[Croaker90]

Yes.

This is how I look at it.

Its your life (the officers) or theirs.
You or them.

Yes, I'm sure it still upsets you that you had to kill somebody though.

[Exsmokey]

It sounds like the suspect got exactly what he was asking for. We will keep your cousin in our thoughts. Killing someone is a life changing event, no matter how righteous the shooting is. I've known two people who shot murder suspects and one of them did not have an easy go of it.

I've seen the victims of a couple of shootings, actually I was first on-scene when working for the Forest Service. Both were suicides and bullets do very nasty things to the human body. I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like to inflict such damage myself. I've been told that if it doesn't affect you then something is wrong with you. Of course everyone handles things differently and for some it is easier than it is for others.

[Exsmokey]

am going to become a Police Officer here in about 7 months, going to be a officer in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Also join the Navy/or US Army Reserves, and become a Vol. Fire Fighter.

I would rather be in Albuquerque than Corpus Cristi anytime. I lived in New Mexico in years 3-7 of my career (1978-1981). I was on the Magdalena Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest. We did some shopping and going out to nice restaurants in Albuquerque. I spent some time there in training sessions and working in the Supervisor's Office.

I'm a rural and remote living kind of a guy, but I still say that if I had to live in a city larger than 250,000 it would be Albuquerque. That is based on what it was like 30 years ago, but I sure can't think of any other city of its size that I would add to that list. Great location, great sunsets, some great places to ski and recreate within a few hours drive, an interesting mix of cultures along with cultural events in the city, and accessed by an airport, two Interstate Highways, and the train. I looked at some real estate east of the Sandia's recently and I would have to buy a fair sized house and a little acreage to equal the equity I have in my condo here in a ski resort town.

I used to be able to hear about half the mobile side of the simplex traffic Albuquerque P.D. was broadcasting. The area I could not hear well was down near the river and the best was in the northeast quadrant of the city. This from my Ranger Station home outside Magdalena.

I hope you will like it there and good luck.

[45SigSauer]

"After police shot Lugo they pulled him out of his truck and tried to save him. He died on the way to the hospital".

These officers deserve to be commended, they showed this lowlife more compassion than most would have, they are certainly a credit to the badge, and it's great to see there are still great men/woman out there in a world that has gone crazy. God bless these officer, and I pray they don't live with guilt, but the knowledge they did what needed to be done, and they probably saved the lives of others.

[Exsmokey]

Originally Posted by 45SigSauer

"After police shot Lugo they pulled him out of his truck and tried to save him. He died on the way to the hospital".

These officers deserve to be commended, they showed this lowlife more compassion than most would have, they are certainly a credit to the badge, and it's great to see there are still great men/woman out there in a world that has gone crazy. God bless these officer, and I pray they don't live with guilt, but the knowledge they did what needed to be done, and they probably saved the lives of others.

Excellent point. This should be as widely reported as the very uncommon or rare incidents where they are not a credit to the badge. We all know that it won't get much circulation as human tendency is to notice the negative and not the positive. Whenever we hear gossip it is predominately negative. I doubt we are going to get 50 versions of this on YouTube along with comments about how professional law enforcement is.

For me, I always think about the incredible challenge the profession faces each and every day, 24/7/365, making hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of contacts with the public every one of those days. The vast majority of which are conducted with the highest standards of performance under the most challenging circumstances any profession has to face in the numbers law enforcement faces.

[crashcrew]

Originally Posted by Exsmokey

Excellent point. This should be as widely reported as the very uncommon or rare incidents where they are not a credit to the badge. We all know that it won't get much circulation as human tendency is to notice the negative and not the positive. Whenever we hear gossip it is predominately negative. I doubt we are going to get 50 versions of this on YouTube along with comments about how professional law enforcement is.

For me, I always think about the incredible challenge the profession faces each and every day, 24/7/365, making hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of contacts with the public every one of those days. The vast majority of which are conducted with the highest standards of performance under the most challenging circumstances any profession has to face in the numbers law enforcement faces.

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[Croaker90]

I guess my cousin is just a little upset because he almost died. He has a 1 year old daughter.

The guy had multiple guns, rifles, handguns, tech 9.

He was gona kill my cousin