THERE ARE ALLEGATIONS THAT SOMEONE ALTERED THE LAPEL VIDEO FROM THE NIGHT APD OFFICER JEREMY DEERE SHOT SUSPECTED CAR THIEF MARY HAWKES IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. THAT WAS MORE THAN THREE YEARS AGO. BUT KOB TV REPORTS AN FBI ANALYSIS NOW DISPUTES THAT CLAIM. THIS FOLLOWING A WHISTLE BLOWER LAWSUIT THAT ACCUSED APD OF CHANGING, OR EVEN DELETING, LAPEL CAMERA VIDEO IN CERTAIN CASES, INCLUDING THAT OF MARY HAWKES’ SHOOTING.
HER FAMILY DID FILE A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT. OFFICER DEERE HAS YET TO BE CHARGED.
