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New Mexican Activists Call for Probe of Albuquerque Police

HeadlineMar 27, 2012

Activists in New Mexico are increasing calls for a Justice Department investigation after Albuquerque police shot and killed two men last week, bringing the total number of people killed by police there to 18 in just over two years. The city of 550,000 saw nine fatal shootings by police in 2010, compared to eight that year in New York City.

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