Albuquerque police details shooting of Marine veteran during mental health crisis

Support local news. Please select your privacy preferences to continue. Man was having hallucinations and fired over 100 rounds inside apartment The first two times Albuquerque police came to his West Side apartment, Sean Omara told them he was hearing and seeing things but wasn’t a danger to anyone. The officers logged a referral to mental health resources and left. The third time they were called, the 39-year-old was yelling “intruders” and firing dozens of rounds inside his home, sending bullets through his neighbors’ walls and ceiling.

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Scoop News DeskAlbuquerque, New Mexico · Published Friday, September 4, 2026 at 1:57 AM UTCUpdated Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 4:25 AM UTC

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After firing at least 117 rounds, according to police, Omara stepped onto his balcony with a rifle as the SWAT team gathered below. Magazine, died Wednesday at her home in New York City Albuquerque police details shooting of Marine veteran during mental health crisis - abqjournal.com. After the presentation, Barker said officers had no grounds to take Omara into custody or to remove his weapons during the first two interactions due to him not threatening himself or others. “At that point in time, the officers did not have that.

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