Albuquerque TV newscast canceled after 'intruder' enters newsroom
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A CBS affiliate in Albuquerque canceled its scheduled evening newscasts on Sunday after an “intruder” entered the building and walked onto the station’s news set.
A CBS affiliate in Albuquerque canceled its scheduled evening newscasts on Sunday after an “intruder” entered the building and walked onto the station’s news set.
KRQE-TV was forced off the air for around 90 minutes as police investigated the situation.
A man believed to be in his 20s and wearing a backpack reportedly walked into the newsroom. He was escorted out of the building but then later returned, The Seattle Times reported, and sat down on the set of the newscast.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“Sunday evening an unauthorized person entered the KRQE building and police were called,” the station said in a statement.
“Our broadcast operations had to cease while police searched the premises. An hour and a half later police gave us the all clear and we were able to continue our broadcast operations.”
Employees were later allowed to re-enter the premises around 11:00 p.m. but the man who entered was not found.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“Everyone at KRQE is safe,” Madeline Schmitt, a reporter with the station, tweeted. “We did not go on air tonight at 9 and 10 due to a situation that involved police. I will defer any further comment to my managers -- but please know that we are all safe. Many thanks to the hard work of @ABQPOLICE!”
The cancellation of Sunday’s newscast came just days after a gunman killed five people after opening fire at the Capital Gazette, a newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland.