Albuquerque Journal

Police fatally shoot man

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FORT SUMNER — Authoritie­s say State Police fatally shot a Fort Sumner man after he fled an earlier shooting that stemmed from a domestic dispute.

Investigat­ors say the dispute began Sunday morning when 48-year-old Andy Lucero violated a restrainin­g order by entering his ex-girlfriend’s home.

During the dispute, investigat­ors say a friend of Lucero’s ex-girlfriend pulled up at the house and was shot by Lucero.

The friend suffered injuries that weren’t believed to be life-threatenin­g.

Authoritie­s say Lucero was later located and was fatally shot in a field about 20 miles west of Fort Sumner.

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