Hombre saca un arma y dispara contra dos personas frente a la policía

De PoliceActivity informa sobre un tiroteo ocurrido el 3 de julio en el centro de Albuquerque, Nuevo México. Según las autoridades, el sospechoso, Stephen Griego, de 41 años, habría disparado tras una discusión verbal y un empujón, hiriendo a Richard Thyberg y Juan Ortega. Agentes que llegaron al lugar dispararon contra Griego, quien más tarde murió en un hospital. El video también menciona a una cuarta persona herida por una bala perdida, cuyo origen aún se investiga.

• Tiroteo cerca de Central Avenue y 3rd Street, en el centro de Albuquerque
• Cuatro agentes dispararon contra el sospechoso, que murió en el hospital
• El caso sigue bajo revisión del Multi-Agency Task Force

* (Disclaimer: The content in this video is intended for educational and informational purposes only) Albuquerque, New Mexico — On June 20, 2026, a confrontation was preceded by an unrelated incident, when 41-year-old Stephen Griego reported being pepper-sprayed and having his cellphone stolen during an altercation downtown. Authorities said Griego later shared videos about that encounter on social media, and investigators believe he armed himself before returning to the area on July 3rd, because of what had happened previously. Just before midnight, Griego was riding an electric scooter near Central Avenue and 3rd Street when he became involved in a verbal dispute with 40-year-old Juan Ortega. The argument quickly turned physical after Ortega shoved Griego, who then moved around a nearby barricade, pulled a handgun from his waistband, and opened fire. According to investigators, Griego fired two shots within seconds of each other. Police say the first bullet struck 38-year-old Richard Thyberg, who had become involved in the confrontation, while the second hit Ortega. Officers assigned to patrol the busy downtown nightlife district heard the gunfire and immediately rushed toward the scene. As they closed in, they encountered Griego while the armed confrontation was still unfolding. Officers repeatedly ordered him to stop before four officers fired their weapons, striking Griego multiple times. Police later said one officer reported believing Griego was advancing toward the wounded Ortega, who was already on the ground, creating what the officer perceived to be an immediate deadly threat. Griego was taken into custody and transported to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Investigators said he suffered six gunshot wounds. The shooting left four people injured in total. Ortega and Thyberg both survived their gunshot wounds, although Ortega later died days afterward from what police described as an apparent overdose unrelated to the shooting. A fourth victim, who was standing roughly a block away, was struck by a stray bullet that investigators believe may have been fired by an officer, though officials say ballistic and trajectory testing must be completed before the source can be confirmed. Detectives also recovered a Glock 48 handgun at the scene, and investigators later learned the firearm had allegedly been stolen from a friend of Griego before the shooting. The case remains under review by the Multi-Agency Task Force, APD Internal Affairs, and the department's Force Review Board, with the completed investigation expected to be forwarded to the Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office to determine whether the officers' use of deadly force was legally justified. 🚨𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠. ⚠️𝑉𝑖𝑒𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛