But shortly after placing the call Veronica learned that APD had shot her father, killing him, execution-style inside his own home. Since 2015 the state has had the second-highest rate in the US, just behind Alaska, of fatal police shootings. Since 2015, police in the Albuquerque metro area have shot 44 people, 42 of whom have died from their injuries. Before that, from 2010 to 2015, police in Albuquerque shot 40 people and 27 died. Now, after last summer’s widespread civil protests following the death of George Floyd, the city might finally be ready for change.

Source: The Guardian May 06, 2021 10:02 UTC