Bodycam Footage of a Deputy Shooting Albuquerque Man During a Vehicle Pursuit

* (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) * Shiprock, New Mexico — This incident started in Shiprock, NM at approximately 1:25 p.m on July 11, 2021. The Navajo Police Department was notified of a subject, later identified as 36-year-old Shawn Thomas, brandishing a firearm at the Speedway Gas Station at US Hwy 64 and Hwy 491. While enroute, officers were notified the suspect left the scene in a blue Toyota Corolla. Navajo PD officers pursued the vehicle east on US Highway 64, at which time, the suspect traveled off the Navajo Nation where San Juan County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputies intercepted the vehicle. After deputies successfully deployed stop sticks and deflated two tires, the vehicle came to a stop where deputies issued commands to exit the vehicle. The vehicle began driving again, traveling approximately 1.4 miles where he momentarily stops two different times. Beginning to flee again, the suspect proceeds to do a U-turn where deputies observe T
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