APD IS REFUTING A REPORT THAT ONE OF ITS OFFICERS THREATENED TO SHOOT JAMES BOYD IN THE GROIN. BOYD WAS THE HOMELESS MAN HOT AND KILLED BY APD DURING AN INCIDENT IN THE ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS IN MARCH. THE REPORT SAYS OFFICER KEITH SANDY MADE THE COMMENT WHILE TALKING TO STATE POLICE SARGENT CHRIS WARE.
WARE SAYS IT'S CLEAR THAT SANDY SAID HE'D SHOOT BOYD WITH A TASER GUN. THE AUDIO QUALITY ISN'T VERY CLEAR. HOWEVER ONE THING IS CLEAR: SANDY SAYS HE'D SHOOT BOYD AND ALSO CALLED HIM A LUNATIC. BOYD SUFFERED FROM MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
APD SAYS IT'S THEIR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE FBI, WHICH IS INVESTIGATING THE SHOOTING, HAS A COPY OF THE AUDIO IN QUESTION.
