BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY RAUL TORREZ SAYS THERE WILL BE AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE 2014 SHOOTING DEATH OF 19 YEAR OLD MARY HAWKES. SHE WAS SHOT BY APD OFFICER JEREMY DEAR DURING AN ENCOUNTER. DEAR MAINTAINED THAT HE FELT THREATENED BY HAWKES.
TORREZ SAYS THE NEW MEXICO DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S ASSOCIATION HAS AGREED TO REVIEW THE CASE. IN A LETTER TO THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE HAWKES FAMILY, TORREZ SAYS HE FINDS THERE ARE “FACTS AND MATTERS OF LAW” THAT WARRANT FURTHER EXAMINATION. HOWEVER, HE WILL NOT BE A PART OF THE REVIEW.
EARLIER THIS YEAR A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR CLEARED DEAR OF ANY WRONG-DOING IN THE DEATH OF HAWKES.
