By Roger Lanse
Thursday, Aug. 6, a Silver City police officer was dispatched at 9:25 p.m. to a Gold Street address in reference to shots fired. Upon arrival, the officer was told that someone drove by in a red car and was firing from the vehicle. According to a statement of probable cause, witnesses told the officer that the vehicle in question went to the Recreation Center on North Silver Street.
When the officer arrived at the Recreation Center, the statement said, he observed a red passenger car in the parking lot with a female standing outside and a male in the driver’s seat with the driver’s door open. The male was identified as Manuel Altamirano, 30, of Silver City.