Domino’s Driver Shoots, Stops Armed Robber in Albuquerque

By Bob Owens

An armed robber tried to rob one man too many Monday night in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Geraldo Alvarado held up a pizza store in the northwest part of the city, and then made the mistake of attempting to rob one of the store’s delivery drivers in the parking lot.

This was a mistake.

A Domino’s delivery man who shot an alleged armed robber Sunday night did so in self-defense and will not face any criminal charges, according to the Albuquerque Police Department.

The man who police say robbed the pizza chain’s location near 12th and Menaul was in critical condition Sunday night, but improved to stable condition Monday morning, said APD spokesman Tanner Tixier.

Police were called to a robbery in progress at the Northwest Albuquerque Domino’s around 9:30 p.m. As officers were on their way, they received calls that shots had been fired, Tixier said.

When officers arrived, they found a man with at least one gunshot wound lying in the parking lot.

That man – later identified as Gerardo Alvarado, 52 – was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, where he then improved to stable condition, Tixier said.

Police say Alvarado went into the Domino’s and held up the business at gunpoint. …read more

Source:: Bearing Arms