SANTA FE, N.M. – What started as a peaceful Sunday morning quickly turned into chaos in the heart of Santa Fe. 

Police and deputies got into a chase near the city’s plaza, and ended up shooting at the suspect not once, but four times. 

That suspect is in custody, but the consequences of what happened were anything but contained. 

All the events along the plaza had to be cancelled, including the last day of the Santa Fe Fiesta.

New Mexico State Police say the suspect is 21-year-old Justin Jimenez of Santa Fe. 

State Police, who are now overseeing the investigation, say this all started with a stolen white Jeep Grand Cherokee. 

Santa Fe police reportedly spotted Jimenez driving the stolen Jeep Sunday and tried to pull him over. Instead, they say he took off. 

Santa Fe County deputies later tracked him down and tried to pull him over again. They say he took off, but then things escalated. 

Police say Jimenez plowed through barricades set up for the Santa Fe Fiestas parade near the plaza. When officers tried to stop him, they say an altercation caused them to shoot, but Jimenez kept going. 

They claim he kept driving through road barriers. Ultimately, officers shot at him three more times before it all ended near E. Palace Avenue and Canyon Road. 

They took Jimenez to a local hospital, but they say his injuries are not life-threatening. 

KOB 4 spoke to people in Santa Fe who watched all of this go down. 

“A lot of people ran into the store where we were, and the police said, ‘Do not come outside,’” said Gayle Clark who heard gunshots and hid. 

Women came for an annual trip to the city, and told KOB 4 they’ve never seen anything like this.

“Anything can happen anywhere, we know that, but we’re like, not Santa Fe,” said Cheryl Clark who also heard gunshots and hid. 

They were outside by the Drury Hotel when suddenly:

“A white vehicle flew by, a Jeep, and we heard fireworks. And then a lot of police motorcycles and vehicles were going by, and all of a sudden police were running,” said Gayle. 

Those fireworks were gunshots. Mayor Alan Webber confirmed the suspect was driving recklessly, and lead police on a car chase.

“He was doing with what appears to be a stolen vehicle, crashing into and through police barriers and threatening the safety and well-being of people who were getting ready to gather through the parade. He was truly a dangerous individual, that appears from the way he was using that car,” said Webber. 

As a result of the chaos, all the events in the plaza had to be canceled, including the last day of the 312th Santa Fe Fiesta.

“The public is safe. But we did feel due to the active crime scene, it would be a better idea to cancel the parades and then, of course, the closing events,” said Krystle Lucero, president of the Santa Fiesta Council.

For Emily Corban, who drove in just after the shooting, she’s grateful everyone is safe but says things still feel chaotic.

“It was just really surprising to get down here and a place that I sort of assume that I’m safe, and it’s quiet and peaceful,” said Corban. “It doesn’t really feel very stable or safe, and that it just feels like a lot of chaos down here right now.”

This is the second officer involved shooting in just a week. 

On Wednesday, Santa Fe police officers shot Jesus Rafael Contreras in response to a suicide call. So far, there’s no new information in that case. 

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement: 

“I want to thank all local law enforcement for their swift and effective response. A suspect is in custody, and no members of the public were harmed. I condemn violence on the streets of Santa Fe, or anywhere else in our state or nation, in the strongest possible terms.”