Pueblo woman sent to hospital after officer-related shooting

Monday, January 23, 2012  

A woman in New Mexico was sent to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after being shot by a police officer from Ohkay Owingeh.

According to news reports, a tribal police officer responded to a domestic violence call at a home on the reservation. The woman was shot in the chest after she allegedly threatened the officer with a knife.

The officer has been placed on administrative leave. The FBI and the Bureau of Indian Affairs are investigating.

Get the Story:
Pueblo police officer on leave after shooting woman Sunday (KOB-TV 1/23)
Officer-Involved Shooting Investigated In Ohkay Owingeh (KOAT-TV 1/23)
BIA: Ohkay Owingeh police officer shoots woman in chest following domestic dispute call (AP 1/23)