A Portales man is accused of wounding a Portales police officer during a traffic stop.
The officer's name and details of his injuries weren't released, but the Clovis News Journal reports that they're not life-threatening.
The Police Department said 28-year-old Anthony Ortega was served Monday night with an arrest warrant in the Monday afternoon shooting after initially being booked into jail on warrants in unrelated matters.
The warrant accused Ortega of aggravated battery, disarming a peace officer and resisting and evading an officer. It's not immediately known whether he has an attorney who could comment on the allegations.
Police said several people ran away when the officer stopped a vehicle and that the shooting occurred as the officer tried to apprehend one of the subjects.
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