Pedestrian hit as Albuquerque police chase carjacking suspect

Pedestrian hit as Albuquerque police chase carjacking suspect 10 p.m.

Albuquerque police arrested 17-year-old Dominic Sena for an armed carjacking that led to a police pursuit in southeast Albuquerque Monday.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque police arrested 17-year-old Dominic Sena for an armed carjacking that led to a police pursuit in southeast Albuquerque Monday.

According to APD, Sena tried to steal one person’s vehicle and then took another person’s vehicle at gunpoint. It happened around 8100 San Joaquin Ave. S.E.

Police say officers in the Southeast Area Command started searching for Sena driving the stolen vehicle. Once spotted, they began a pursuit.

During the pursuit, an officer struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Other officers were able to arrest the carjacking suspect near San Mateo and Haines Avenue.

Sena is charged with robbery with a deadly weapon, attempt to commit a second-degree felony, aggravated fleeing, and unlawful carrying of a handgun.

A spokesperson for the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office said, “We are planning on charging him as a youthful offender. That means there’s a possibility he will be sentenced as an adult.”

A grand jury will need to decide if Sena will get charged as a youthful offender. According to the DA’s office, a youthful offender is subject to longer jail time than someone charged as a minor. Prosecutors are drawing up the charging documents.

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