Sheriff's report: Tribal officer accidentally shot suspect
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Santa Fe
County authorities say a tribal police officer accidentally shot a burglary
suspect following a pursuit from the Santa Fe area to Espanola.
A Sheriff's Office report says
the suspect was grazed on the back of an arm when shot by a Pojoaque Pueblo
tribal officer while being handcuffed.
The shooting occurred Saturday
in a restaurant parking lot where the chase ended. Tribal and Espanola police had
joined sheriff's deputies in the pursuit.
The shooting is under
investigation by New Mexico State Police. A State Police spokesman, Sgt. Chad
Pierce, declined to release information on the investigation.
