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Man shot on Strong Drive in Gallup

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Victim claimed ‘nobody’ shot him

Just after 10:15 pm on Aug. 10, Gallup Police Department officers were dispatched to the area of 802 S. Strong Dr. in reference to a shooting. One person was confirmed shot.

In front of 801 S. Strong Dr., GPD Officer Timonthy Hughte found a male lying on his left side in the street. Two other individuals were also at the scene — the caller and an off-duty paramedic.

The victim came to as Hughte checked his stomach for the wound, and “got mad at me,” Hughte wrote in his report. The bullet wound was on the victim’s left leg.

The victim did not immediately identify himself and told the officer not to “worry about it,” when asked who shot him.

A bullet casing was found on the ground next to him.

The Gallup Fire Department and ambulance arrived on the scene, and the victim was transported to a local hopital.

According to the off-duty paramedic, just before Hughte arrived, he’d heard what sounded like a single gunshot and noticed both a red pickup and  a silver SUV leave the area. The victim did not tell the off-duty paramedic who shot him either, saying “nobody” did it.

A resident on the 800 block of South Strong said he heard a gunshot while inside his apartment, and went outside. According to the report, the man noticed a woman screaming before entering a “red SUV [of] unknown make or model,” and drove off.

According to a separate police report, a witness heard a male yelling at a female as the two walked north on Strong Drive. Meanwhile, a car “drove slowly up to the couple and [the witness] heard a gunshot.” The witness said the woman was slender and seemed intoxicated. She left before police arrived at the scene.

The victim’s shorts, boxers, and cell phone were taken as evidence.

If you have information on this case, call Crime Stoppers at (505) 722-6161. You can remain anonymous.