ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man is recovering from gunshot wounds after at least Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office deputy opened fire while responding to a domestic violence call near Albuquerque.
Bernalillo County Sheriff Manuel Gonzales said a man in his early 20s was shot Sunday and transported to University of New Mexico Hospital with nonlife threatening injuries.
Authorities say deputies were called to a home in the East Mountains after receiving a domestic violence call involving someone armed with a shotgun.
Gonzales says it is not clear how many deputies fired their weapons. He says four or five deputies could be placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.
The Albuquerque Journal reports this is fifth time since July 4 that Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office deputies have been involved in a shooting.
Information from: Albuquerque Journal.