New details emerge in deadly shooting at Albuquerque Walmart
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New video is showing what led up to a deadly shooting at a Walmart in Albuquerque Wednesday night.
One person is dead and two others are in the hospital. Albuquerque police provided an extensive update Thursday and said it all started with road rage.
Around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, detectives said the road rage started between the drivers of a white truck pulling a trailer and a black Dodge Charger along westbound I-40. A smaller white pickup was following the bigger vehicle, and all three pulled off onto Coors and then into the parking lot of the Walmart.
The driver of the Charger, Terrence Lowe, got into an argument with the driver of the larger truck, Angelino Gonzales. The two people in the smaller pickup were Angelino’s father, Timothy Gonzales, and brother, Alex Gonzales. A fourth vehicle, driven by Kendall Lowe, Terrence’s brother, also arrived.
A physical fight broke out, at which point Kendall Lowe produced a handgun and began shooting at the Gonzales family. The three men took cover behind the small pickup, at which point Terrence Lowe jumped back into his Charger and drove straight at them, pinning Angelino and Timothy Gonzales.
Alex Gonzales, who had armed himself with a handgun, then opened fire on Terrence Lowe, striking him multiple times. Terrence Lowe got out of the Charger and attempted to flee on foot, only to collapse in the parking lot.
“That driver got out, started running southbound toward the Walmart, and collapsed at some point. He was transported and he either died during transport or at the hospital,” said APD Public Information Officer Gilbert Gallegos.
Kendall Lowe and Alex Gonzales then began to fight, hitting each other with their fists and their guns. Security guards from the Walmart ran to the disturbance and stopped the fight until police arrived. At that point, police and firefighters were able to reverse the Charger and free Angelino and Timothy Gonzales. Both men were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Terrence Lowe died from his wounds. Kendall Lowe was arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of battery with a deadly weapon.
Police are investigating Alex Gonzales for a possible justifiable homicide, though no final decision has been reached by the District Attorney’s office.
Today we heard a jaded sentiment from shoppers, who say the violence is not unexpected in the Duke City. That frustration is also within some of our elected officials. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman really pushed for more public safety reform at the past legislative session, but they don’t believe lawmakers went far enough.
Besides funding in the state budget for law enforcement, lawmakers passed a package of six public safety bills and called it a “start” with more to come. But nothing ever did. Those bills deal with issues including gun conversion devices, vehicle theft, DWI, and mass shootings. The governor said she’s looking at calling a special session just to tackle public safety, but today a spokesperson said she’s still talking to lawmakers before she makes a firm decision.
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