THE LAS CRUCES POLICE DEPARTMENT IS TURNING DOWN A REQUEST FROM APD TO HELP INVESTIGATE THE FATAL POLICE SHOOTING OF JAMES BOYD IN THE FOOTHILLS MARCH 16TH. POLICE SPOKESMAN DAN TRUJILLO TELLS 770 KKOB THEY'D LIKE TO HELP OUT, BUT THEY DON'T THINK THEIR SERVICES WOULD BE USEFUL.
HE SAYS THERE ARE ALREADY SEVERAL OTHER AGENCIES LOOKING INTO THE BOYD SHOOTING AND HE SAYS THEY'RE MORE THAN CAPABLE OF HANDLING THE JOB.
PLUS, TRUJILLO SAYS SINCE THE SHOOTING HAPPENED ALMOST TWO WEEKS AGO, SOME OF THE EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE MAY HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. HE SAYS LAS CRUCES POLICE HAD NEVER BEFORE GOTTEN SUCH A REQUEST FROM APD.
