Armed Citizen Shoots Armed Carjacker

Albuquerque, New Mexico ~ An Albuquerque father shot in front of his 10-year-old daughter during a gunfight with an accused carjacker is making a remarkable recovery.

Hector Camarillo’s condition has been upgraded from critical to satisfactory.

KRQE News 13 has now learned Camarillo told police he had to shoot to protect himself and his daughter, according to an Albuquerque Police Department criminal complaint.

Camarillo, who said the carjacker shot first, was hit by one bullet. However he had his own pistol and shot the suspect three times.

Police allege Alex Maldonado, 19, was behind the violent crime spree that began with another carjacking and ended in the shooting. He is hospitalized and faces charges of carjacking and attempted murder.

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