Guy accused of stabbing safety guard, 2 passengers on Rail Runner in ABQ

Mar. 19—Detectives arrested a person who allegedly stabbed 3 folks, leaving one significantly injured, at the Rail Runner Saturday afternoon because it approached a station in Northwest Albuquerque.
Rebecca Atkins, an Albuquerque police spokeswoman, stated 32-year-old Luis Sanchez used to be taken into custody after fleeing the scene on foot.
A safety guard and two girls have been hospitalized following the assault, one in important and the opposite in severe situation.
On-line court docket information display Sanchez has legal fees courting again to 2011, together with for ownership, housebreaking and DWI. In 2018 Sanchez used to be sentenced to probation after pleading accountable to ownership of methamphetamine, DWI, and resisting evading or obstructing an officer.
Atkins stated it began when Sanchez started making different passengers at the educate “uneasy via his habits.” She stated, quickly after, he sought after to get off the educate.
Atkins stated as safety escorted Sanchez off the Rail Runner on the Montaño Transit Heart, east of 2d, he stabbed a guard. She stated he then stabbed one passenger and slashed any other at the shoulder.
Atkins stated rescue crews took the safety guard and one passenger to the health center and the opposite passenger used to be taken to the health center via her circle of relatives “to hunt scientific consideration.”
“In a while after, officials have been in a position to get the perpetrator in custody,” she stated. Atkins gave no different main points.