ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a moment of road rage when an Albuquerque woman shot a man twice in the back. A judge sentenced her to prison last month, but court records show she still is not behind bars.
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“The incident in November of 2024 cost me my work truck, cost me thousands of dollars in equipment,” said Pablo Lujan, a victim. Albuquerque business owner Lujan was stopped at a red light on Eubank Blvd. and Comanche Rd. when a silver truck hit him from behind. Lujan said he approached the woman, 37-year-old Heather Lopez, but she pulled out a handgun.
“I took her to the ground and then took her weapon from her, removed the magazine, and the loaded, chambered with ammo. As I was walking away, she pulled out a second gun from the same bag and shot me in the back,” said Lujan…