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Juan Carlos Holmes

APD Shooting Stats Reaffirm Grim Situation

In a recent column on this site, Jewel L. Hall of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Multicultural Center called for greater action by citizens, elected officials, and the Albuquerque Police Department themselves to address the all-too-common occurrence of officers shooting suspects who are quite frequently unarmed.  I agree that more should be done, but I do think that Mrs. Hall is dramatically understating how truly atrocious the situation has become.

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