ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Days after violent protests led officers to launch tear gas at hundreds of unruly demonstrators, Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry on Wednesday requested the Justice Department to step in and help the city overhaul its troubled police force. The Republican mayor asked the DOJ in a letter "to expedite and complete" its current
Albuquerque Mayor Asks DOJ To Help With Police
A publicly released video of that shooting sparked the 12-hour protest by hundreds of angry people Sunday. Officials have said Boyd appeared to be surrendering before officers opened fire.