Business owner shoots kills suspect during parking lot confrontation

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - An Albuquerque business owner shot and killed a person casing vehicles in his company parking lot. Now, police are determining what led up to the deadly encounter.

It happened Friday night near Jefferson and I-25 at Chavez Concrete Contractors.

Police say they were called to the business by the owner around 9 p.m who reported someone was in his lot casing vehicles.

At some point after that call, the business owner and the suspect had a confrontation and gunfire was exchanged.

The business owner was shot and injured but he also shot at the man, killing him.

Officers arrived on scene and found the man dead inside a construction vehicle in the lot.

"The business owner was involved in the gunfight with this individual that's deceased so we're talking to him about what happened," says Ofc. Simon Drobik. "And at this time it'll be forwarded over to the DA's office."

Police have not identified the man who was killed.

Officers say they collected a lot of evidence at the scene and will be talking to any witnesses and reviewing the surveillance video.

KRQE News 13 reached out to Chavez Concrete Contractors but did not hear back.

It is the second case of a home or business owner taking action against an intruder in just over a month. In early October, a Foothills homeowner shot and killed a suspected burglar.

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