RIO RANCHO, NM — Late on the night of January 25, 2025, a Rio Rancho homeowner acted decisively to protect his family during a terrifying home invasion in the 1500 block of 12th Street SE. The incident ended with the suspect being fatally wounded.
According to the Rio Rancho Police Department, the events unfolded around…
ROSWELL, NM — A confrontation inside a house on the 1500 block of North Montana Avenue on Friday night, January 10, resulted in one man dead and another hospitalized after an exchange of gunfire. Police believe the fatal shooting was an act of self-defense, though the investigation remains ongoing.
The Roswell Police Department (RPD) responded…
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — On the evening of October 1, 2024, a security guard working at the Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD) building in Albuquerque was involved in a shooting after being attacked with bear spray.
According to the New Mexico State Police, at approximately 7:30 p.m., the security guard, employed by Securitas Security Services,…
HOBBS, NM — In the early morning hours of September 13, 2024, a homeowner in Hobbs, New Mexico, fatally shot an intruder during a break-in at a residence on the 2100 block of North Rojo. According to the Hobbs Police Department, officers responded to a report of breaking and entering and discovered that 38-year-old Curtis…
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — In the early hours of a recent Monday morning, a disabled Vietnam veteran faced a life-threatening situation in his Albuquerque apartment. Danny Ricketts, a local resident, was jolted awake by the sound of his bedroom window being pried open. What unfolded next was a tense confrontation that ended in the death of…
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – A tense confrontation at The Ridge apartments ended fatally when an 18-year-old man allegedly shot his mother’s ex-boyfriend in self-defense early Saturday morning, according to Albuquerque Police Department officials.
The incident, which police are investigating as a justifiable homicide, occurred just before 8:30 a.m. near Tramway and Copper NE. The Albuquerque Journal…
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – A grandmother shot an auto theft suspect to protect herself and her 4-year-old grandson when the intruder twice broke into her home. The incident occurred Friday night in the city’s North Valley area.
The suspect faces charges of burglary, attempted burglary, and auto theft. He is currently hospitalized and will be booked…

ESPAÑOLA, NM – A suspected burglary at an Española residence turned fatal early Saturday morning when a homeowner shot a man he caught in his garage. The Española Police Department responded to the scene in the 500 block of Middle San Pedro Road following a distress call from the homeowner’s wife at about 4:20 a.m.…
Albuquerque, NM – An alarming incident unfolded in an Albuquerque restaurant when a negligent discharge of a firearm resulted in the injury of a fellow diner. The event took place in the dining area of Duran’s Central Pharmacy.
The incident, captured on security camera footage, reportedly showed the man attempted to put his phone in…
A New Mexico federal judge says he will issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the governor’s ban on carrying a gun. Now that the judge has granted the TRO against New Mexico Gov. Grisham, you can now carry again without threat of harassment.
Raul Torrez, New Mexico’s attorney general (AG), said he would not…