THE AUTOPSY ON 38 YEAR OLD JAMES BOYD SHOWS HE DIED OF THREE GUNSHOT WOUNDS, INCLUDING ONE TO HIS LOWER BACK. BOYD, WHO WAS HOMELESS, WAS SHOT TO DEATH BY ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS. THEY WERE RESPONDING TO A CALL ON MARCH 16TH ABOUT A PERSON ILLEGALLY CAMPING IN THE SANDIA FOOTHILLS NEAR TRAMWAY AND LOMAS.
BOYD WAS SCHIZOPHRENIC. HE WAS SHOT AFTER A LONG STANDOFF WITH OFFICERS AND DIED THE NEXT DAY. THE AUTOPSY ALSO SHOWS DOCTORS PERFORMED SEVERAL SURGERIES ON BOYD AND AMPUTATED HIS ARM IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE HIS LIFE.
