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Man dies outside Halloween store in Northeast Albuquerque
A man died following a possible altercation outside a Halloween store Thursday in Northeast Albuquerque.
The Albuquerque Police Department has not released a statement on the incident, but crime scene tape cordoned off the parking lot of Spirit Halloween on Carlisle, near Indian School. A body could be seen near the entrance.
It is unclear how the man died, but National Guard troops on scene said there had been reports of gunfire.
A woman at the scene told the Journal she was walking to the parking lot when she saw a man run out of the store with a security guard chasing him. The woman said there was "an altercation" but she hadn't heard gunshots.
Numerous officers could be seen in the parking lot of the store investigating the incident.