Prosecutor: Police officers unlawfully opened fire in death
Source: Associated Press
Prosecutor: Police officers unlawfully opened fire in death
Russell Contreras, Associated Press
2:16 pm, Monday, August 3, 2015
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A "paramilitary response" by police in New Mexico unnecessarily escalated an encounter last year that ended when two officers unlawfully opened fire and killed a homeless man despite signs that he wanted to surrender, a special prosecutor said Monday.
The two Albuquerque officers charged with murder in the death of James Boyd came to the scene with the intent of attacking him, Special Prosecutor Randi McGinn said at a preliminary hearing to decide if the two officers should stand trial.
"What was the crime that prompted this paramilitary response? It was not a terrorist act. It was illegal camping," McGinn said during opening statements at the hearing for Officer Dominique Perez and former Detective Keith Sandy.
In their opening statements, defense attorneys said their clients did nothing wrong and both felt the lives of their fellow officers were in danger.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Hearing-set-for-Albuquerque-officers-facing-6421093.php
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Kari Brandenberg keeps standing up for herself despite all these relentless attacks on her. From the governors office ruling that only her district will need to speed up cases, to the cops refusing to turn over all the evidence so the cases get dismissed. Abq is becoming a haven for unpunished crime because of the vengeance played against her for prosecuting those criminal cops.
The DOJ has intervened and still the kill-by-cops continue. This shit has to stop.
