The “Bounty” Police Force? Albuquerque Officers Face Protests, Probe over Spate of Fatal Shootings

The “Bounty” Police Force? Albuquerque Officers Face Protests, Probe over Spate of Fatal Shootings

Outrage is growing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after the latest incident in a spate of police shootings. Video footage captured by a police helmet camera shows officers killing James Boyd, a homeless man who appeared to be surrendering to them at a campsite where he was sleeping. Boyd is seen picking up his belongings and turning away when officers deploy a flash grenade and then fire six live rounds at him from yards away. The Albuquerque Police Department has come under federal scrutiny for being involved in 37 shootings since 2010, 23 of them fatal.

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