TWO ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN A FATAL SHOOTING TWO YEARS AGO WILL NOT FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES. THAT’S THE DETERMINATION OF THE BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A’S OFFICE.
OFFICERS BRIAN FUCHS AND RYAN GRAVES SHOT AND KILLED RALPH CHAVEZ NEAR SECOND STREET AND I-40 AFTER CHAVEZ HAD SLASHED A MAN WITH A BOX CUTTER . CHAVEZ IS HEARD ON AN AUDIO RECORDING OF THE MAY 2014 INCIDENT YELLING AT OFFICERS TO SHOOT HIM.
