NM Style
News
Weather
Sports
Entertainment
- Events
- TV Guide
- TMZ
- Celebrity News
- Movies
- Television
- Music
Video
Contests
Face of Fox
W82TXT

Home : News : Crime :

Officer shot while serving high risk warrant

Crime Headlines

UNM yanks SAE fraternity charter

Underage drinking and a reported sexual assault have cost the …

Cops look for suspect in shooting

Albuquerque police are asking the public for help in finding …

Cops, feds hunt latest bank robber

Albuquerque police and FBI agents are looking for a bank …

Church stabbings suspect enters plea

The man accused of stabbing three people at an Albuquerque …

Father arrested for leaving kids alone

An Albuquerque man is accused of leaving his two young children…

Officer shot while serving warrant

Updated: Monday, 26 Nov 2012, 9:59 PM MST
Published : Monday, 26 Nov 2012, 4:52 PM MST

Alex Tomlin

LEA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) - A sheriff's deputy serving a search warrant in a murder case was shot in the arm.

Investigators said the Lea County SWAT team and Hobbs Police went to a trailer home Thursday on a high risk murder warrant.

Someone opened fire shooting 18 rounds at officers and hitting Sergeant Michael Tovar in the right arm and neck area. Tovar, a 6 year veteran of the Lea County Sheriff's Office was airlifted to Lubbock for his injuries, and later released.

The cops fired back, but no one inside the home was hit. James Gomez and Juan Videl were later arrested for the shooting, and charged with aggravated battery, and aggravated assault on a peace officer.

State police have taken over the investigation. During a search of the residence, New Mexico State Police found 11 firearms and one improvised explosive device (IED) inside the residence.

There is no word on what murder case detectives were trying to get information about.

With KASA.com's commenting system, you don't need to register. You can login with an existing Facebook, Yahoo!, Google, or Twitter account and more.