HUNDREDS RALLY IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE TO PROTEST APD'S OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING OF A 38 YEAR OLD HOMELESS CAMPER AND OTHER SIMILAR SHOOTINGS. THEY CARRIED PICKET SIGNS AND SHOUTED SLOGANS WHILE MARCHING TUESDAY NIGHT FROM 1ST AND CENTRAL TO POLICE HEADQUARTERS AT 4TH AND ROMA. IT WAS TO SHOW OPPOSITION TO THE SLEW OF OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS SINCE 2010… WHICH ARE PART OF THE U-S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF EXCESSIVE FORCE BEING USED BY APD OFFICERS.
THE SHOOTING OF 38 YEAR OLD JAMES BOYD TURNED UP ON YOU TUBE LAST WEEKEND, DRAWING SHARP CRITICISM FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND THERE ARE POSTINGS OF PEOPLE SAYING THEY'D NEVER MOVE HERE OR LOCATE A BUSINESS IN ALBUQUERQUE.
