A man was shot and killed outside of Sports Page Lounge, 1400 S. Second St., in the early morning of May 6.
Around 1:45 am, Metro Dispatch received a call after shots were reportedly fired at Sports Page Lounge, located at 1400 S. Second St.
When Gallup Police officers arrived at the scene, they found security guards performing CPR on the victim in the bar’s parking lot.
The victim had reportedly told the security guards that he had gotten into a fight with the suspect in the bar. He asked them to escort him to his car.
As the security guards were escorting the victim to his car, a man ran up to them and reportedly shot at the victim multiple times.
The security officers shot back at the suspect.
The suspect is being treated at the hospital and his status is currently unknown. In an interview with the Sun GPD Police Chief Erin Toadlena-Pablo said that the police department currently has a warrant for the suspect’s arrest, and they’re just waiting for him to be released from the hospital. At press time, he had not been released yet.
The names of the victim and the suspect are currently being withheld pending the outcome of this ongoing investigation and the notification of next of kin.
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