Fatal Police Shooting Lawsuit Could Help Shape Police Accountability in NM

10.17.2025 – We revisit a 2022 fatal police shooting that was badly oversimplified and misreported in news stories at the time. Now, the victim’s family is speaking out for the first time, and they’ve filed a lawsuit that could help shape police accountability in the state going forward. 

Correspondent: Cailley Chella 

Producer: Jeff Proctor 

Guests: 
Ginny Boawn, Police Shooting Victim Travis Boawn’s Mother 
Emma Weber, Police Shooting Victim Travis Boawn’s Sister 
Laura Schauer Ives, Police Shooting Victim’s Family’s Lawyer 
Chris Burbank, Director for Law Enforcement Engagement, Center for Policing Equity