ALBUQUERQUE HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH BEING ONE OF THE NATION’S MOST DANGEROUS CITIES. NOW WE LEARN THE CITY’S VIOLENT CRIME COMMITTED BY TEENAGERS IS ON THE RISE. KOB TV HAS BEEN TOLD BY THE BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE THAT 18 TEENAGERS CURRENTLY FACE CHARGES FOR COMMITTING VIOLENT CRIMES. THE MOST RECENT IS THE SHOOTING DEATH OF 47 YEAR OLD POSTAL SERVICE EMPLOYEE JOSE HERNANDEZ, ALLEGEDLY BY 17 YEAR OLD XAVIER ZAMORA.
THE NUMBER WAS 13 TEENS FOR LAST YEAR.
THE D-A’S SPOKESPERSON SAYS TEENS USUALLY TURN TO GUN VIOLENCE AFTER EXPERIENCING SOME TRAUMA IN THEIR CHILDHOOD.
