Police are looking for the man who fired shots Wednesday night near Old Town Albuquerque wounding one person.

Officers were dispatched to the scene around 9:30 p.m.

Upon arrival, they found Richard Archuleta, 36, alert inside the residence with two gunshot wounds to the torso.

Archuleta was taken to the hospital for surgery and is expected to be okay.

He claims Gustavo Gonzales, 55, shot him. There is a warrant out for his arrest.

Gonzales has a criminal record. He was arrested last month for receiving and transferring a stolen vehicle, methamphetamine possession and running from police. He has also has previous narcotics violations.

With an increase in tourism expected this fall, the Albuquerque Police Department is warning Old Town visitors to be on guard for purse thieves.

"A lot of tourists carrying cash," Officer Tasia Martinez said. "It is a possibility that these offenders are preying on the tourists and hoping that those tourists have that extra cash."

In fact, while KOB Eyewitness News 4 cameras were in Old Town, we spotted a purse sitting left unattended.

One vendor told KOB he’s heard how thieves strike.

"What generally happens here is there are a lot of people on bicycles and because you can't keep up with them, that's how a lot of the snatchings happen," vendor Josh Goodluck said.

Police warn the snatching can escalate into violence.

The Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center is seeking information from the public concerning the location of the 24-year-old Issac Enrique Ramirez. He may also be known as Isreal Macias.

Authorities describe him as just under six feet tall and weighing 165 lbs. with brown eyes and short brown hair. Ramirez also has distinctive tattoos including an "XG” and "Selena" on his neck, "Nuevo" on his right arm, "Mexico" and" 24/7" on his left arm and “Only God Can Judge Me” on his chest.

He was last seen wearing black shoes, blue jeans, a white T-shirt and carrying a black long sleeve T-shirt.