A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL IS SET FOR 6:30 WEDNESDAY EVENING IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR THE HOMELESS MAN KILLED IN THE SANDIA FOOTHILLS NEAR TRAMWAY AND COPPER BY APD OFFICERS ON MARCH 16TH. HUNDREDS PLAN TO ATTEND THE VIGIL AT THE COPPER TRAILHEAD … THE SITE WHERE 38 YEAR OLD JAMES BOYD WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY OFFICERS AFTER A LONG STANDOFF. OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE AREA ON SUNDAY, MARCH 16TH, ON REPORTS OF PEOPLE ILLEGALLY CAMPING THERE.
BOYD'S DEATH SPARKED LAST SUNDAY'S 12 HOUR PROTEST THAT LED TO POLICE IN RIOT GEAR SETTING OFF TEAR GAS CANISTERS. HE'S SHOWN ON HELMET VIDEO BEING SHOT AS HE PICKED UP HIS BELONGINGS.
