Albuquerque police say officers opened fire on a man suspected of stealing a car when he allegedly drove directly at police.
Police say 20-year-old Rodrigo Garcia was taken to a hospital Thursday evening with unknown injuries.
Spokeswoman Celina Espinoza says events leading up to the shooting began Wednesday when Garcia was suspected of being in a stolen car that rammed an officer's vehicle.
Thursday evening, she says Garcia was spotted getting out of that stolen car, but when police moved to detain him he jumped back into it.
Espinoza says: "He then accelerated through a yard, a fence and directly at officers. Multiple officers fired rounds at Garcia."
She says a woman who had been with Garcia earlier was questioned.
Albuquerque police have faced scrutiny for more than 40 shootings since 2010.
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