NO OFFICER GOES TO WORK WITH PLANS TO SHOOT SOMEONE. THAT FROM ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT STEPHANIE LOPEZ. SHE SAYS THEY WELCOME FULL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE RECENT OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS. LOPEZ SAYS POLICE FIND THEMSELVES IN REACTIVE SITUATIONS THAT SOMETIMES END IN UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR ON THE PART OF CITIZENS. SHE SAYS IT'S THEIR JOB TO STOP ANYONE PRESENTING A DANGER TO THEMSELVES, THE PUBLIC, OR AN OFFICER.
LOPEZ SAYS SHE HOPES THE PUBLIC WILL RESERVE JUDGEMENT UNTIL ALL THE FACTS ARE OUT ON OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS.
