Breaking News: Shortly after 6pm Sunday, Roswell Emergency Units responded to a shooting at 1301 S Main Street, Big R.
Upon arrival, medics and law enforcement located a male with a gunshot wound to the chest just inside the store. Medics quickly assessed, and loaded him into an awaiting ambulance, where he was transported emergently to Eastern New Mexico Medical Center.
A BOLO (be on the lookout) was called out to New Mexico State Police in regards to the shooting suspect. It stated a male shot the store manager, and fled south on Main Street in a suburban.
“RPD is investigating a shooting that occurred around 6:10 p.m. at Big R in the 1300 block of South Main Street. A person believed to be a shoplifter shot a store employee. The victim was transported to a hospital. No information is available on the victim’s condition at this time. Police are working to locate the suspect who fled the store in a vehicle” said Roswell Police Spokesman Todd Wildermuth.
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