Mayhem In Albuquerque As Demonstrators Protest Deadly Police Shootings
It began peacefully but turned into mayhem as hundreds of Albuquerque protestors demonstrated against a spate of deadly police shootings.
People are angry over Albuquerque police’s involvement in 37 shootings, 23 of them fatal since 2010. Critics say that’s far too many for a department serving a city of about 555,000.
The U.S. Justice Department has been investigating the department for more than a year, looking into complaints of civil rights violations and allegations of excessive use of force.
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