A southeast Albuquerque family is receiving praise from police after aiding in the arrest of a shooting suspect who fled from officers Wednesday.Police said Danny McDowell fired a gun at two men who refused to sell him medical marijuana near a Walmart parking lot. One of the men was hit in the arm and back.McDowell then ran from the scene toward Valencia Street SE where he jumped over a fence and into Edward Robles' the backyard, according to court documents.Robles said he was about to start sweeping when he saw a man with a gun jump over his fence and point it at him.“I yelled, ‘What are you doing here?’” Robles said. “Then I started shouting, ‘He has a gun!’”Court documents say McDowell tried to get rid of the gun after jumping into the back of Robles’ yard. Robles said the man tried to throw the gun on a nearby roof, which provided time for his two sons, who are young adults, to take action.Police said both of them tackled McDowell and subdued him until officers could arrive.“After I yelled at them they came and tackled him and stayed on top of him. When the officers got here, they reminded my sons they were hiring,” Robles said with a smile.Mobile users: Tap for videoMcDowell was charged with aggravated battery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, tampering with evidence, possession of a firearm by a felon and receiving a stolen firearm. He was also charged with several other outstanding warrants.

A southeast Albuquerque family is receiving praise from police after aiding in the arrest of a shooting suspect who fled from officers Wednesday.



Police said Danny McDowell fired a gun at two men who refused to sell him medical marijuana near a Walmart parking lot. One of the men was hit in the arm and back.




McDowell then ran from the scene toward Valencia Street SE where he jumped over a fence and into Edward Robles' the backyard, according to court documents.



Robles said he was about to start sweeping when he saw a man with a gun jump over his fence and point it at him.



“I yelled, ‘What are you doing here?’” Robles said. “Then I started shouting, ‘He has a gun!’”



Court documents say McDowell tried to get rid of the gun after jumping into the back of Robles’ yard. Robles said the man tried to throw the gun on a nearby roof, which provided time for his two sons, who are young adults, to take action.



Police said both of them tackled McDowell and subdued him until officers could arrive.



“After I yelled at them they came and tackled him and stayed on top of him. When the officers got here, they reminded my sons they were hiring,” Robles said with a smile.



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McDowell was charged with aggravated battery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, tampering with evidence, possession of a firearm by a felon and receiving a stolen firearm. He was also charged with several other outstanding warrants.