ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man will spend a decade behind bars after admitting to a violent crime spree that came to an end when he was shot by police in a McDonald's parking lot. The incident happened last December, when the Albuquerque Police Department said 32-year-old Roberto Perez and 35-year-old Joshua Garcia stole a car. According to investigators, they robbed a Circle K at gunpoint, followed by a Verizon store shortly after.

Police tracked the suspects to an AutoZone near Carlisle Blvd. and Claremont Ave. and moved in for an arrest. Garcia was taken in after a short chase, but bodycam video showed Perez fleeing and aiming a firearm at police. During the pursuit, an officer shot him in the back and in the hand.

At the time, APD Chief Harold Medina defended the offic

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