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Looking Back at APD Reform as Consent Decree Ends

May 22, 2025
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This week on New Mexico in Focus, we explore what the end of federal oversight at the Albuquerque Police Department means for the city.   On April 11, 2011, two plainclothes detectives killed 27-year-old Christopher Torres, shooting him three times in the back in his family’s backyard. Since that day, his parents, Steve and Renetta…

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Oñate Demonstration Shooting Survivor Sues Rio Arriba County

May 15, 2025
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5.16.25 – In September 2023, Jacob Johns was shot will attending a celebration of Rio Arriba County’s decision to delay installing a statue of Spanish conquistador and war criminal Juan de Oñate. Now, Johns and another demonstrator are suing county officials for allegedly failing to keep them safe. Searchlight New Mexico’s Joshua Bowling, who was…

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