Orlando Camacho

The mysterious "Roland" was not interrogated, although the tipster's call to police was made from a gas station a couple of blocks from Roland's residence.
...
7-4-06: 7-4-06: APD Officer Orlando Camacho used his police issued gun to shoot and kill his stepfather, Kirk Carroll.
...
Camacho was in uniform but not on duty.

8/15/06, Albq.

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A district court jury late Friday acquitted for Albuquerque police officer Orlando Camacho in the shooting death of the man he treated as his father.

Camacho had been charged with second-degree murder in the 2006 shooting of Kirk Carrol.
...
Camacho had lived with Carrol and consider Carrol to be his father although the to were not related.
...
Camacho was in uniform and off duty at the time.

The district attorney's office had claimed Camacho deliberately shoot Carrol to free himself from years of physical and emotional abuse.

ALBUQUERQUE -- The tape begins with an urgent call from Officer Orlando Camacho over his police radio.

He is calling for help, but never once mentions the shooting, and he never says why he needs help.

There is definitely a sense of urgency in Camacho's voice when he first gets on the radio.

"I need 43-55 (rescue/ambulance) to 1716 Desert Breeze, PD," Camacho says."I also need a supervisor please."

The operator asks if he's OK.

Dispatcher: 1716 Desert Breeze.Are you 10-4 (OK)

Officer Camacho: I'll advise the supervisor when he gets here, PD."

As dispatchers work to get emergency crews to the scene, they try to unravel what's really going on and who the officer calling for help is.

Second officer: What unit is that?

Dispatcher: Still checking.It says Orlando Camacho, but I don't have him logged on anything.Is there any (officer) close to 1716 Desert Breeze Southwest?
...
Investigators believe the gun used was Camacho's department-issued weapon.

Camacho remains on leave while the investigation continues.

The officer has been identified as Orlando Camacho, 25, who has been an Albuquerque Police Department officer for three years.Camacho shared the home where the shooting occurred on Desert Breeze SW with the victim, Kirk Carroll, 48.
...
The shooting reportedly occurred as the two men argued and fought for control of a handgun, possibly Camacho's service weapon.

Officer Orlando Camacho called dispatch from his home on July 4 after the shooting of Kirk Carroll, 48.
...
It's not clear if Camacho was fired or if he resigned.