AN ADVOCATE FOR THE HOMELESS IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS THE BEATING DEATHS OF TWO HOMELESS MEN OVER THE WEEKEND POINTS OUT THE NEED FOR MORE SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE DUKE CITY. ANITA CORDOVA WITH "ALBUQUERQUE HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS" SAYS THE NUMBER OF ATTACKS AGAINST TRANSIENTS AREN'T NECESSARILY INCREASING…BUT THERE IS A DISTURBING TREND: THE EXTREME OUTCOMES OF ATTACKS ON THE HOMELESS … INCLUDING DEATH.
CORDOVA SAYS MANY OF THESE ATTACKS GO UNREPORTED TO POLICE.