Rancho police identify suspect fatally shot by officers

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Rio Rancho police have identified a man fatally shot by officers during an encounter in Albuquerque. A statement released Friday by police Capt. Ron Vigil identifies 71-year-old Henry Rivera Sr. as the man fatally shot Tuesday by Rio Rancho officers following a pursuit after an unspecified "violent crime" at a Wal-Mart store. Vigil didn't immediately respond to an inquiry seeking further information, but his statement says Rivera rammed a police vehicle and another vehicle while being pursued from an Albuquerque residence and that he threatened officers with a shotgun. No officers were seriously injured during the incident. The officers involved in the shooting were placed on standard administrative leave pending an investigation by a multiagency task force.