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Gonzales said that deputies responded around 3:30 p.m. to a domestic violence call involving a person armed with a gun at a home on Roberts, which is located off of Frost, northeast of Cedar Crest.

“They identified a young male on the property with a firearm,” he said. “There was a shot fired by deputies. It’s unknown the number of rounds at this time.”

It’s not clear what led to the shooting, but Gonzales said a man in his early 20s was hit and was being treated for injuries that were not life-threatening at the University of New Mexico Hospital. He did not know whether the man would face criminal charges, or whether the sheriff’s office had responded to similar calls at that home in the past.

“We’d also like to extend our thoughts and prayers for recovery to the offender in this incident,” Gonzales said.

Several marked and unmarked law enforcement vehicles, along with a mobile incident command trailer, were parked at the intersection of Roberts and Frost blocking vehicles from turning onto the dead-end dirt road.

The incident is the latest in a series of law enforcement shootings in and around Albuquerque over the past several weeks.