THE BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A'S OFFICE FINDS ANOTHER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SHOOTING JUSTIFIED. NO CHARGES WILL BE FILED AGAINST OFFICER MARTIN SMITH WHO SHOT AND KILLED A MAN WHO RAMMED HIS S-U-V INTO SMITH'S PATROL CAR LAST YEAR.
D-A KARI BRANDENBURG SAYS IN THE CASES HER OFFICE HAS REVIEWED, THERE'S A COMMON THREAD IN REGARD TO THE PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN SHOT: SHE SAYS THEY COULD HAVE CHOSEN TO FOLLOW OFFICERS' COMMANDS OR STOP THEIR BEHAVIOR BEFORE ANY DEADLY FORCE WAS USED.
SINCE THE D-A'S OFFICE TOOK OVER POLICE SHOOTING INVESTIGATIONS EARLIER THIS YEAR, ALL SIX CASES THAT HAVE BEEN REVIEWED WERE RULED JUSTIFIED.
