BCSO: Off-duty Albuquerque police officer killed Wednesday morning
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said an off-duty Albquerque Police Department officer was killed early Wednesday morning. Deputies were sent to a pedestrian death near Coors and Chapulin in the South Valley around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday evening APD confirmed it was Officer Bianca Quintana. She joined the department in 2022.
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Details are limited but BCSO said Wednesday afternoon that it was a hit-and-run crash. Officials are working to identify the vehicle involved in the crash.
APD Chief Harold Medina sent this statement:
This is a tragic loss for the Albuquerque Police Department and especially for the family and friends of Officer Bianca Quintana. The entire APD family extends our most sincere condolences to Officer Quintana’s family.
APD Chief Harold Medina
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