911 tapes in fatal Belen shooting fuel self-defense debate

A COMPUTER HACKER PULLS A FAST ONE ON MAYOR MARTIN CHAVEZ IT S BEEN THE TALK OF THE TOWN A FORMER MARINE WHO TOLD DEPUTIES HE SHOT AND KILLED A BURGLARY SUSPECT IN SELF DEFENSE IN BELEN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SPECULATING ABOUT WHAT WAS AND WASN T SAID AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING TONIGHT THE 9-1-1 TAPES ARE GIVING US A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT HAPPENED ANTOINETTE ANTONIO IS HERE WITH WHAT S ON THOSE TAPES IT S TONIGHT THE TOP STORY ON THE TAPES YOU CAN HEAR A FRANTIC LUKE SANCHEZ TELL THE 911 OPERATOR HE HAD JUST SHOT A SUSPECTED BURGLAR HE GOES ON TO SAY THAT AFTER BEING ATTACKED HE HAD TO DO IT LUKE SANCHEZ I m following them they just robbed the place WHAT STARTED AS LUKE SANCHEZ CALLING 9-1-1 TO REPORT A SUSPECTED BURGLARY — QUICKLY TURNED INTO THIS Get back Stay there Stay there — Oh my god Christina — I just shot one I just shot one — There was a possible burglary in progress and now I can hear yelling — He punched my window out I just shot one — Oh Sir what was that — I just killed one SANCHEZ IS NOW CHARGED WITH– MURDER AFTER SHOOTING AND KILLING SUSPECTED BURGLAR GARY GABALDON SANCHEZ S SUPPORTERS WHO ARE CIRCULATING A PETITION TO GET THE CHARGES DROPPED SAY IT S A CLEAR CASE OF SELF- DEFENSE if I was getting attacked with a tire iron i d have shot him too It clearly states on the petition that Luke was just acting on what the 911 Operator asked him to do which was to go ahead and get the license plate number BUT ARE EITHER OF THOSE CLAIMS TRUE THE 9-1-1 TAPES FROM THE NIGHT OF THE SHOOTING GIVE NO INDICATION THAT THE DISPATCHER TOLD SANCHEZ TO GET GABALDON S LICENSE PLATE NUMBER AND SANCHEZ TELLS THE DISPATCHER THAT GABALDON USED HIS FIST TO BREAK THE WINDOW He punched my window out Luke Luke I need you to put the gun down The minivan took off Ok but I need you to put your gun down Luke I need you to put your gun down It s down Please send the sheriff MOMENTS LATER — SANCHEZ TELLS THE DISPATCHER HE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO SHOOT They dropped some of the stuff that they stole when the guy took off I had to do it he attacked me A POLICE REPORT SAYS LUKE SANCHEZ TOLD OFFICERS GALBADON BROKE HIS WINDOW WITH SOME TYPE OF OBJECT– THEN REPEATEDLY HIT HIM IN THE FACE BUT TODAY INVESTIGATORS TELL US IT DOES NOT APPEAR GABALDON HAD A WEAPON TO HEAR THE ENTIRE 911 CALL FOR YOURSELF — GO TO OUR WEBSITE KOB DOT COM BACK TO YOU AUTHORITIES SAY THE SECOND BURGLARY SUSPECT — RUDY SISNEROS — IS FULLY COOPERATING NOW WITH INVESTIGATORS DEPUTIES SAY THE 22-YEAR-OLD WAS IN THE MINI-VAN SATURDAY NIGHT AND DROVE OFF– AFTER THE DEADLY SHOOTING SISNEROS TURNED HIMSELF IN WEDNESDAY AUTHORITIES SAY SISNEROS COULD BE KEY TO THIS CASE — BECAUSE HE S LIKELY THE ONLY PERSON — BESIDES SANCHEZ — WHO SAW EXACTLY