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pamela

(3,469 posts) Tue Jun 16, 2020, 12:02 AM Jun 2020

Man shot during demonstration over conquistador statue in New Mexico [View all]

Source: NBC

A man was shot Monday evening at a demonstration where protesters planned to topple a conquistador's statue in Albuquerque, New Mexico, authorities said.

It wasn't immediately clear who had been shot. Albuquerque police said in a statement that one person had been taken to a hospital in critical condition but that there were no other injuries.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-shot-during-demonstration-over-conquistador-statue-new-mexico-n1231140

Reports on Twitter that there was a right-wing armed militia group there "protecting" the statues and one of them shot a protester.

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Man shot during demonstration over conquistador statue in New Mexico [View all] pamela Jun 2020 OP

If there was a right-wing armed militia group there, I'm sure that they were... EarnestPutz Jun 2020 #1

Post removed Post removed Jun 2020 #2

Whoops. My bad. EarnestPutz Jun 2020 #3

All of this is flourishing in the atmosphere inspired by trump PSPS Jun 2020 #4

The social fabric is unraveling fast. ucrdem Jun 2020 #5

video of the actual shooting tweeted by a reporter, looks like protesters chased the yaesu Jun 2020 #6

He will go free sarisataka Jun 2020 #14

it looks authentic but nowdays who know, the account seems legit. He may claim self defense yaesu Jun 2020 #15

I am leery of Twitter as a source sarisataka Jun 2020 #16

But NM also has law that you can't claim self defense if you were violent first. duhneece Jun 2020 #19

It's hard to see Polybius Jun 2020 #21

The video I saw he comes up behind her duhneece Jun 2020 #22

yeah, i figured from the protesters response that he pulled something iike that, and it seems yaesu Jun 2020 #24

Crap... I haven't learned to post videos duhneece Jun 2020 #18

Lock his ass up! Lock him up! NT raccoon Jun 2020 #7

Police detain armed militia members after man is shot at Albuquerque protest Dennis Donovan Jun 2020 #8

Wow! THAT'S a photo of strange juxtaposition. FailureToCommunicate Jun 2020 #9

Armed rightwingers arresting armed rightwingers? True!! Judi Lynn Jun 2020 #10

I was thinking real law enforcement arresting Walmart camo wannabes. FailureToCommunicate Jun 2020 #11

How do you know what "wing" the Albuquerque SWAT team is? nt EX500rider Jun 2020 #12

Because all police are knuckle-dragging right-wing monsters, of course. N/T Jedi Guy Jun 2020 #20

What is that foil thing around the guys neck? Mosby Jun 2020 #13

Not sure, maybe it was in his pants before? Dennis Donovan Jun 2020 #17

People coming out looking for a fight. Tribalism pure and simple. Steelrolled Jun 2020 #23