Santa Fe man charged after gunshot injures woman driver near Saint Francis

SANTA FE, N.M. – Santa Fe police arrested a 22-year-old man after they said he negligently fired a gun inside a car and shot the woman driving.

Santa Fe police said officers arrested Erick Alonso Perez-Carrillo, 22, of Santa Fe after the shooting near Saint Francis Drive and Hickox Street.

Police said the Santa Fe Regional Emergency Communication Center got the call at about 10:43 p.m. on Nov. 6. Officers found the car, secured the scene and gave aid to the woman.

Santa Fe Fire Department paramedics took the woman to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police said she was in stable condition.

Police said Perez-Carrillo sat behind the driver and handled a loaded gun when it discharged. They said the bullet went through the driver’s seat and struck the woman in the back.

Officers also learned Perez-Carrillo had consumed alcohol and showed signs of impairment. Police arrested him without trouble.

Investigators also found Perez-Carrillo’s gun discarded on a property on Hickox Street and seized it as evidence, police said.

Police booked Perez-Carrillo into the Santa Fe County Adult Detention Center on charges of negligent use of a firearm discharge, negligent use of a firearm intoxication and tampering with evidence.

The case remains under active investigation.

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