ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police (APD) released the video of an officer-involved shooting that took place in late September. When officers arrived at the apartment, they discovered a man attacking a woman with a hammer and opened fire to stop him.
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The man police shot and killed was the person who originally called them to the Valle De Atrisco apartments across from Atrisco Heritage High. Brian Womack, 42, originally called, saying a woman was trying to break into his apartment. Officers tried to enter, but Womack and a woman inside would not let them in. Officers left and came back when Womack called them again, but Womack still would not open the door.
Dispatch got a third call from the apartment, and the woman inside could be heard yelling. Officers kicked in the door and saw the woman on the floor, and Womack hitting her with a hammer. One officer opened fire, hitting Womack…