LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - A Doña Ana County deputy shot a man who was allegedly threatening people with a shotgun after a car wreck in Las Cruces over the weekend, authorities said.
Doña Ana County sheriff’s office spokeswoman Perri Marte said a silver sedan and a pickup truck towing a trailer collided on Sunday around 10 a.m.
Marte said Sheriff Kim Stewart, who was off duty at the time of the crash, and other bystanders stopped to help the people involved in the accident when the driver of the sedan retrieved a shotgun out off the vehicle and threatened those nearby before authorities arrived.
The man fled the scene and was found by a deputy several blocks away, Marte said, adding that the deputy fired his weapon, striking the man. Marte did not comment on the man’s condition, but said the deputy was OK. Neither were identified.
An investigation is ongoing.
The Dona Ana County sheriff’s office did not immediately respond to a message Monday seeking more details.
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