ALBUQUERQUE POLICE USE TEAR GAS TO BREAK UP SUNDAY'S PROTEST AGAINST THE FATAL OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING OF A HOMELESS MAN IN THE FOOTHILLS IN MID MARCH. THE CITY IS CLEANING UP DEBRIS AND GRAFFITI LEFT BEHIND BY PROTESTERS.
HUNDREDS CHANTED AND CARRIED PICKET SIGNS SUNDAY FROM DOWNTOWN TO NOB HILL AND UNM … AND BACK DOWNTOWN AGAIN, WHERE THEY GATHERED OUTSIDE APD HEADQUARTERS AT 5TH AND ROMA. AT ONE POINT, THEY EVEN SPILLED ONTO I-25, BLOCKING TRAFFIC.
ONE DEMONSTRATOR TELLS 770 KKOB THEY WERE PROTESTING THE POLICE SHOOTING THAT KILLED A FAMILY MEMBER … AND THAT IT'S THE HOMEOWNER RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE REPAIRS AFTER SWAT HITS A HOME. ANOTHER TOLD US THEY THOUGHT THE PROTEST WAS GOOD GIVEN APD'S TRACK RECORD WITH OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS.
ABOUT A DOZEN PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED. A RALLY IN SUPPORT OF POLICE IS REPORTEDLY SET FOR APRIL 12TH.
