Albuquerque Police investigating fatal shooting by security guard
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Feb 24 2020 Albuquerque Police are investigating a fatal shooting at a northwest Albuquerque bar Friday night.
The shooting was Friday night at Effingbar and Grill near Coors and Sequoia.
Officers were called out to the scene just after 8:00 p.m. after a woman called claiming a man was breaking into her vehicle.
Police say a security guard approached the suspect and then shots were fired. When they arrived one person was found dead.
A witness on the scene says it’s disappointing that fatal shootings happen so often. “I got out of the car, heard multiple shots behind the building, and I just said ‘it’s sad that we have to live like this and I wish it could change,” Davie Colon said.
Police have not yet identified the person killed but believe it to be the suspected thief.
No charges have been filed against the security guard, but the death has been classified as a homicide.
NOTE: 83 persons have been shot by private security including 24 fatal shootings since January 1 2020.
