Two girls had been arrested after allegedly attempting to shoot a New Mexico deputy Tuesday morning earlier than main authorities on a wild chase that become a standoff, authorities mentioned.
The chaos unfolded round 10:15 a.m. when Lizeth Iguado, 33 and Felicia Gonzales, 39 allegedly tried to carjack a car at gunpoint in Albuquerque’s southern outskirts, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office.
A witness trailed the suspects’ black Jeep and referred to as 911. When police caught up with the ladies, they shot at the pursuing deputy, who was not struck, officers mentioned.
The suspects then deserted their SUV, fled on foot and broke right into a trailer on personal property, cops alleged.
Multiple police companies, a bomb unit and a SWAT crew coaxed the pair of the hideout with out incident, in keeping with the sheriff’s workplace.
The suspects are “local repeat offenders with many visits to the Metropolitan Detention Center,” and Iguado was on probation after being convicted of taking pictures at a automobile in 2019, Bernalillo County authorities mentioned.
“It is incredibly disappointing that New Mexico has such a broken criminal justice system that these suspects lack fear of prosecution enough to shoot at our deputies.”
