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At least one officer shot and injured a man who was reportedly armed with a knife Tuesday night in Northeast sa国际传媒官网网页入口.

On Wednesday police identified the man as 37-year-old Benjamin Siegling, who had two felony warrants out for his arrest at the time.

sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Police Department Chief Cecily Barker said officers were conducting a proactive crime operation at an extended-stay motel near Osuna and Jefferson NE in response to a spike in aggravated assaults in the area when they contacted Siegling.

"As they were speaking to him, he got up and fled," Barker said during a Tuesday night news briefing. "Officers advised him to stop, and at one point, he turned around and had a knife in his hands."

Investigators later determined the weapon was a butterfly training knife, according to a Wednesday news release from APD spokesperson Gilbert Gallegos.

Barker said Siegling walked toward an officer while holding the knife as police repeatedly ordered him to drop the weapon at about 8:30 p.m.

At least one officer opened fire, striking Siegling at least once, she said. He was taken to a hospital and remains in critical condition.

Court records state that one of the felony warrants stems from a February 2025 case in which Siegling was charged with one count of shoplifting over $500, a false report of a fire or explosion and one count of resisting or evading an officer.

A warrant was issued in October 2025 for Siegling's arrest after he violated probation by refusing to provide a urine sample to his probation officer.

The other warrant is from a February case when Siegling was charged with organized retail theft and 30 shoplifting charges after he allegedly stole over $25,000 worth of merchandise 鈥� including numerous vacuum cleaners 鈥� from a Target in Northeast sa国际传媒官网网页入口, according to a criminal complaint filed in Metropolitan Court.

Tuesday's shooting was the fourth involving APD in an 11-day period and the second in less than a week involving a person reportedly armed with a knife. Barker said she was concerned about the series of shootings.

"Usually, we have an officer-involved shooting review every six months," she said. "We are going to move that up so we can look at any trends that we're seeing within the police department and what we can do to address them."

Barker said she remains committed to transparency and urged anyone with questions or concerns to contact APD.

"We want to remain transparent, and we will provide information as it is available," she said. "We are here to protect the community, and it's unfortunate that these events happen."

Nakayla McClelland covers crime and breaking news. Reach her at nmcclelland@abqjournal.com or at 505-823-3857.