ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A Hobbs man was sentenced to prison for illegally possessing a gun that he used to shoot an Albuquerque liquor store employee in December 2024.
Kevin Metcalf, 37, entered El Rey Liquors in downtown Albuquerque and attempted to steal alcohol. When a store employee intervened, Metcalf fled the scene before turning around and firing a shot toward two employees standing in the doorway, striking one of the employees in the leg, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico.
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