ALBUQUERQUE WEST SIDE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN THE AREA WHERE A MAN WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE BACKYARD OF A VACANT HOUSE TELL CHANNEL 13 NEWS THEY’VE COMPLAINED TO THE CITY ABOUT THAT AND OTHER VACANT HOMES. THEY HOPE THE DISCOVERY OF A BODY IN THE YARD OF ONE HOME MONDAY WILL GET ACTION FROM THE CITY.
THEY SAY SIGNS INDICATING THE HOMES ARE NOT SAFE TO OCCUPY HASN’T KEPT SQUATTERS OUT. RESIDENTS SAY THESE ARE NOT JUST HOMELESS PEOPLE, BUT DRUG ADDICTS AND DRUNKS.
APD’S TANNER TIXIER SAYS THE HOME WHERE THE DEAD MAN WAS FOUND MIGHT BE A FORECLOSURE OWNED BY A BANK.