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Police confirm subsequent motorcycle crash was related to killing Police are investigating whether a fatal shooting Wednesday morning in Southeast Albuquerque was a justifiable homicide. Gilbert Gallegos, spokesperson for the Albuquerque Police Department, said detectives are working with the 2nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office to determine if the shooting that left one man dead was an act of self-defense or in defense of others. Gallegos also confirmed on Thursday that a subsequent crash in the area was connected to the incident. Officers were dispatched about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday to Decatur and Tennessee SE after receiving reports of a shooting, Gallegos said.
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A fourth man who got involved to help the victim “shot one of the attackers,” according to Gallegos. “The alleged attacker, who has not yet been identified, died as a result of the gunshot,” he said.
