IN LIGHT OF ALBUQUERQUE'S LATEST POLICE SHOOTING, MEMBERS OF A POLICE OVERSIGHT TASK FORCE ARE CALLING FOR CHANGES. ANDREW LIPMAN, WHO CHAIRED THE TASK FORCE, IS CALLING ON THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH CALL FOR AN INDEPENDENT POLICE OVERSIGHT PANEL WITH ITS OWN STAFF AND FUNDING. HE SAYS THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO BE CONSIDERED LEGITIMATE BY THE PUBLIC.
LIPMAN SAYS TASK FORCE MEMBERS ALSO WANT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SHOOTING OF JAMES BOYD, INDEPENDENT OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATION, APD OR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY. THE HOMELESS MAN WAS SHOT FOLLOWING A STANDOFF IN THE FOOTHILLS MARCH 16.
