UPDATE: Suspect faces 'a number of charges' in overnight standoff

UPDATE: 7:40 a.m.

RIO RANCHO — Eric Brusstar of Rio Rancho faces a number of charges after being arrested early Wednesday morning during a shootout with police.

Officers responding to reports of shots being fired around 11 p.m. Tuesday could hear "a significant amount of gunfire from different weapons being shot, perceivably in their direction," the Rio Rancho Police Department said in their most recent press release on the incident near NM 528 and Sabana Grande Avenue.

They were able isolate the location, near the 4100 block of Las Casas Court, and New Mexico State Police and Albuquerque Police air support assisted RRPD in locating the suspect, who then began shooting at the APD helicopter.

Several hundred rounds of ammunition were discharged by the suspect from his residence and along NM 528.

There are no reported injuries.

"After an extended SWAT standoff, Eric Brusstar of Rio Rancho was taken into custody peacefully and is facing a number of charges," RRPD said in the release.

Confirmation of an arrest had come in around 5 a.m. Wednesday.

Roadways are now open after being closed during the incident and for collection of evidence.

The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, Sandoval County Sheriff's Office and Bernalillo Police Department also assisted in the apprehension of the suspect.

UPDATE: 5 a.m.

RIO RANCHO — A suspect is in custody after shooting several hundred rounds of ammunition in a standoff with police in the Corrales Heights neighborhood near NM 528 and Sabana Grande.

Officers responding to reports of shots being fired around 11 p.m. Tuesday “could hear a barrage of fire” when they arrived, Capt. Jacquelynn Reedy of the Rio Rancho Police Department said. They were able to isolate the location, but the standoff continued for several hours overnight as several SWAT teams and crisis negotiators responded.

Around 5 a.m. Wednesday, police confirmed the suspect was in custody after firing several hundred rounds, including at police helicopters.

Reedy said there are no known injuries.

The standoff shut down traffic along a section NM 528 for several hours, though southbound traffic is back open. Northbound traffic will be able to resume once police equipment is cleared from the scene, Reedy said, adding that evidence was strewn along that stretch of highway and detectives are working to clear it. Police said that could take several hours.

Sabana Grande remains closed to Rincon de Romos Drive as of 5 a.m.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

ORIGINAL STORY:

SWAT and crisis negotiators are in the area of Corrales Heights in response to an armed subject.

The situation has closed NM 528 from Sabana Grande to Leon Grande.

The Rio Rancho Police Department confirmed they are working the scene in the area of NM 528 and Sabana Grande and more information will be released when it becomes available.