BREAKING! Active shooter hostage situation reported at Albuquerque City Hall

by SooperMexican

Police are responding to reports that there is an active shooter at Albuquerque City Hall who has taken hostages.

From KOB:

Albuquerque police have locked down the City and County building due to what the department called a possible active shooter situation that involves possible hostages.

The scene at 4th and Marquette has been ongoing since just before 6 p.m., but police have not released further information.

There are numerous officers in the area that have surrounded Albuquerque City Hall. All residents and drivers are asked to avoid the downtown area.

KOB has several reporters and photographers at the scene.

Social media reports:

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/742518722011770881

From the Albuquerque Journal:

Albuquerque police SWAT officers were methodically searching City Hall after unconfirmed reports of a possible active shooter and hostage situation in the building, which houses both city and county government offices.

Albuquerque police spokesman Tanner Tixier said there was no evidence that shots were fired or that there was an active shooter in the building, but he said officers were still investigating reports of a possible hostage situation.

“Officers and 911 dispatchers are receiving conflicting information,” he said.

Around 6:30 p.m., three officers escorted a man in handcuffs out of the building and put him in a white Suburban SUV on Marquette NW. Police said on Twitter that he was being questioned about the incident.

Officers had surrounded Civic Plaza and City Hall by 6 p.m., and multiple undercover and SWAT team members were seen responding.

https://twitter.com/MeganKOAT/status/742525543652855808

UPDATE from the Seattle Times:

Police had received reports of a man running through the halls and yelling that there was a shooter in the building.

Police believe the situation may have been the result of a hoax, but they were not taking any chances.

“We’re going to make sure we do a very thorough and systematic search. We’re going to make sure we don’t miss anybody in any offices that may be hiding,” Tixier said, noting that officers were not working an active hostage situation.

The search of City Hall, which houses both city and county government offices, was expected to take a couple of hours, Tixier said.


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