Police Reveal Few Details but Say Sting Operation Changed at the Last Minute

Veteran narcotics Lt. Greg Brachle is the Albuquerque police officer who shot and critically wounded a fellow officer during a $60 undercover methamphetamine sting last week, the police department confirmed.

Police didn't release much more new information about the shooting Monday - including why exactly Brachle fired or what the perceived threat was - but did say that the plan for the operation was changed at the last minute and that the undercover officers took the unusual step of revealing to the suspects that they were police.

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