Albuquerque Police Face Hundreds of Protesters

Albuquerque police face hundreds of protesters
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Riot police fired tear gas Sunday as they clashed with protesters, the latest in a series of violent confrontations between officers and residents that include 37 police shootings since 2010. Protesters took to the streets …
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Video of Police Shooting Prompts Protests in Albuquerque
The police in Albuquerque used tear gas Sunday night to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who marched downtown to protest police shootings, including the shooting of a mentally ill homeless man whose death was captured on video by a camera …
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Off-Duty NM Officer Comes to Aid of Hiker
The man's lips were blue, he didn't appear to be breathing, cyclists and hikers surrounding him in the La Luz Trailhead parking lot didn't know what to do. That's when Albuquerque Police officer and avid runner Rob DeBuck arrived, assessed the …
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Hundreds Protest Albuquerque's Trigger-Happy Police Department
In the last three years, Albuquerque police department officers have shot and killed 23 people — one of the highest per capita fatal police shooting rates in the country. One of the most recent was James Boyd, a mentally ill homeless man. The incident …
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Police chief vows reforms after violent protest
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A day after a protest over Albuquerque police shootings devolved into violence, the city's new police chief on Monday commended officers for showing restraint and said he is about to unveil reforms that include changes to the …
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