An individual was detained for a felony warrant without incident after a SWAT team was called to the Enclave Apartments on Osuna Place between Eubank and Wyoming at 8:40 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 27.
Gilbert Gallegos, director of communications for the Albuquerque Police Department, said in a press release an armed individual was barricaded inside the apartments when SWAT was called. Gallegos said officers were attempting to engage with the individual before providing an update around 11:51 a.m. that the individual had been detained.
Crime across the metro: Nov. 21-27
Monday, Nov. 21 – APD detectives arrested 18-year-old Rodolfo Villalobos Lopez on Monday for the May 20, 2022, murder of Rene Castillo. Lopez is accused of fatally shooting Castillo in a parking lot near 710 Dan Ave. SE.
APD homicide detectives learned one of the individuals in the vehicle with Castillo was communicating with Lopez to set up a gun deal the day of the shooting. They agreed to meet at the parking lot where the shooting took place. Phone records place Lopez at the scene of the shooting. Lopez was booked into the Metro Detention Center late Monday and charged with an open count of murder and armed robbery.
Tuesday, Nov. 22 – Officers were dispatched at 8:40 p.m. to respond to a domestic violence call at the InTown Suites at 4676 Commerce Dr. NE. The person involved in the domestic dispute was shot and died from his injuries. Homicide detectives are investigating the shooting as a possible justifiable homicide. There are no outstanding offenders.
Wednesday, Nov. 23 – APD officers in the Southeast Area Command responded around 11 a.m. to call about a vehicle that crashed into a home around San Pedro Blvd. and Copper Ave. NE. Officers discovered an adult male inside the vehicle with a gunshot wound. The man was declared deceased. Homicide detectives began an investigation.
Thursday, Nov. 24 – APD are investigating a vehicle pedestrian crash that occurred near Lomas Blvd. and Yale Blvd. NE. The pedestrian was an adult female who died as a result of her injuries. Due to the evidence available on scene, homicide detectives were called out.
Thursday, Nov. 24 – Just after midnight, APD officers in northeast Albuquerque were dispatched to 7303 Montgomery Blvd. NE to reports of a shooting. One individual involved sustained significant injuries and was listed in critical/life-threatening condition at a local hospital. Various members of APD investigative units were called to take over the investigation.
Thursday, Nov. 24 – APD officers responded around 1:30 p.m. for a welfare check in the 10400 block of Vista Del Sol Dr. NW. Upon arrival, officers discovered an adult female who was fatally stabbed inside a home. The suspected offender is in custody. A homicide unit was called out to investigate.
Family members came to meet the offender and victim for Thanksgiving celebrations. They discovered the victim was deceased and the offender still on scene. Police were contacted and took the offender into custody. The offender was the husband of the victim.
Sunday, Nov. 27 – Officers in the Southeast Area Command responded to reports of a stabbing. A victim with several stab wounds was located and transported to a hospital, where he was being treated.