ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Newly released documents obtained by KRQE News 13 reveal what investigators say took place when an Albuquerque police lieutenant shot a fellow officer last year.

It’s been more than a year since an undercover drug sting left Albuquerque police detective Jacob Grant fighting for his life.

Since the controversial shooting that nearly killed Detective Jacob Grant, Lieutenant Greg Brachle has not fully explained why he felt the need to shoot.

Last year, Grant was undercover in a car with two drug suspects and another undercover officer, when the sting went terribly wrong. It happened in a McDonald’s parking lot on Central and Tramway.

Ed Harness, Executive Director of the re-vamped Civilian Police Oversight Agency, or CPOA, completed his review of the shooting, and recommends Lieutenant Brachle should be fired.

The recommendation is part of a report that sheds light on what happened the day of the shooting.

According to the report, Brachle broke several standard protocols when he shot and nearly killed a fellow detective.

“Undercover narcotics work is probably some of the most dangerous work that we do in law enforcement,” Albuquerque Police Chief Gorden Eden told reporters last year after the shooting happened.

However, the CPOA report claims it was the detective’s own superior, Greg Brachle, who put him in danger that day.

Grant said Brachle shot him nine times at point blank range.

“This is a very serious case,” Police Oversight Board member, Scott Wilson, said during last week’s board meeting. “It’s going to affect a lot of people, and I think we really need the time to do our due diligence.”

Last week the Police Oversight Board asked for more time to review the case. At the time, the head of the CPOA had already completed his review.

In it, Harness details APD protocol, and what went wrong that day.

Specifically, the report states Brachle did not attend a briefing on the bust, but heard about it taking place from another officer.

The report states Brachle “turned on and monitored the police radio narcotics channel,” and would have heard the two suspects described as black males.

He then drove to the scene, and “pulled in directly behind the Lexus in front of, a fully briefed, team member’s vehicle.” At that point, the report states Brachle got out of his truck, pulled his gun, and shouted commands at the occupants in the car.

The report said Brachle opened the car door, saw someone behind the driver seat holding a gun, then yelled “gun, gun, gun” and one second later started shooting.

Detective Grant was the only one hit.

The report points out a number of mistakes that Brachle made, according to standard operating procedures. It claims Brachle should have known it’s standard for the undercover officer to sit behind the driver, and that Grant would be armed.

The shooting also happened during daylight, and points out Brachle has worked with Grant for more than two years.

It also points to the fact that Grant was the only white male in the car.

The CPOA made several recommendations at the end of his report, including that APD fire Brachle.

The CPOA also made policy suggestions, which include prohibiting an officer who hasn’t been briefed from participating in any operation, unless officers’ request back-up.

An APD spokesperson told KRQE Friday night they were waiting to receive an official recommendation from the Police Oversight Board. At that point, they’ll review the findings and make a decision.

The Police Oversight Board is scheduled to discuss these recommendations at their March meeting. Any discipline is ultimately up to the Chief.