From the protests in response to James Abba's Boyd killing to sweet Mary's killing Violence From Albuquerque Police Department is nothing new and an ongoing issue.Many know about the Story of James Boyd, after the Video went viral of the March 16 fatal shooting by two Albuquerque Police officers of a mentally ill homeless camper in the city’s foothills.
It is now the subject of a federal criminal investigation of Detective Keith Sandyand Officer Dominique Perez. These two officers were the ones who killed James Boyd. Yet many don't know about the ongoing issue or the others that came before him. There is not much light or media outlets besides local news that has covered this. Below is a list of all the victims shot and killed by APD officers
It is now the subject of a federal criminal investigation of Detective Keith Sandyand Officer Dominique Perez. These two officers were the ones who killed James Boyd. Yet many don't know about the ongoing issue or the others that came before him. There is not much light or media outlets besides local news that has covered this. Below is a list of all the victims shot and killed by APD officers
Aaron Renfro was shot to death by Officer Andrew Cooke on Jan. 9, 2010
Kenneth Ellis III was shot to death by Detective Brett Lampiris-Tremba on Jan. 13, 2010
Mickey Owings was shot to death by Officer Kevin Sanchez on March 29, 2010
Chris Hinz was shot to death by Officers Anthony Brown, Eric Sedler on June 10, 2010
Julian Calbert was shot to death by Officer Aaron Zwicky on June 14, 2010
Len Fuentes was shot to death by Officer Jeremy Hollier on July 27, 2010
Enrique Carrasco was shot to death by Officer Josh Brown on Aug. 17, 2010
Daniel Gonzales was shot to death by Officers Drew Bader, Ramon Ornelas on Oct. 19, 2010
Alexei Sinkevitch was shot to death by Officer David Sprague on October 31, 2010
Jacob Mitschelen was shot to death by Detective Byron “Trey” Economidy on Feb. 9, 2011
Christopher Torres was shot to death by Officer Christopher J. Brown on April 12, 2011
Alan Gomez was shot to death by Officer Sean Wallace on May 10, 2010
Raymond Garcia was shot to death by Officer Matthew Oates shoots June 4, 2011
Michael Marquez was shot to death by Officer Jim Perdue on Aug. 30, 2011
Mark Macoldowna was shot to death by Officer Mario Perez on Jan. 4, 2012
Daniel Tillison was shot to death by Officer Martin Smith on March 19, 2012
Gary Atencio was shot to death by Officer Russ Carter on March 21, 2012
Parrish Dennison was shot to death by Officers Perdue, Sedler and Aragon on March 5, 2013
Kendall Carroll was shot at by APD, but he was killed by State Police on March 19, 2013
Vincent Wood was shot to death by Officers Jeff Bludworth and Katherine Wright on July 5, 2013
Christopher Chase was shot to death by Officer Luke McPeek and others on October 26. 2013
Andy Snider was shot to death by Officer Hector Marquez on 12/8/13:
James Boyd was shot to death by Detective Keith Sandy and Officer Dominique Perez 3/16/14
Alfred Redwine was shot to death by APD. 3/25/14
And the Last 19 year Old Mary Hawkes 4/21/14 was shot to death by APD officer Jeremy Dear
Now, you may ask yourself after seeing this long compiled list "What is going on?" but this is only the deaths in the last 4 years. APD seems to have a systemic issue about every 20 years, with APD Cheif Eden and Albuquerque Mayor Berry haveing no accountabily either. And after many press conferences they have held it is clear that neither one of them want to fix the issue or care. This has been an issue that started with former Police Chief Ray Schultz, who now happens to work for TaserGate. The same company that supplies APD officers their lapel cameras. How shocking is that? With the DOJ findings already slamming the APD, stating:
Kenneth Ellis III was shot to death by Detective Brett Lampiris-Tremba on Jan. 13, 2010
Mickey Owings was shot to death by Officer Kevin Sanchez on March 29, 2010
Chris Hinz was shot to death by Officers Anthony Brown, Eric Sedler on June 10, 2010
Julian Calbert was shot to death by Officer Aaron Zwicky on June 14, 2010
Len Fuentes was shot to death by Officer Jeremy Hollier on July 27, 2010
Enrique Carrasco was shot to death by Officer Josh Brown on Aug. 17, 2010
Daniel Gonzales was shot to death by Officers Drew Bader, Ramon Ornelas on Oct. 19, 2010
Alexei Sinkevitch was shot to death by Officer David Sprague on October 31, 2010
Jacob Mitschelen was shot to death by Detective Byron “Trey” Economidy on Feb. 9, 2011
Christopher Torres was shot to death by Officer Christopher J. Brown on April 12, 2011
Alan Gomez was shot to death by Officer Sean Wallace on May 10, 2010
Raymond Garcia was shot to death by Officer Matthew Oates shoots June 4, 2011
Michael Marquez was shot to death by Officer Jim Perdue on Aug. 30, 2011
Mark Macoldowna was shot to death by Officer Mario Perez on Jan. 4, 2012
Daniel Tillison was shot to death by Officer Martin Smith on March 19, 2012
Gary Atencio was shot to death by Officer Russ Carter on March 21, 2012
Parrish Dennison was shot to death by Officers Perdue, Sedler and Aragon on March 5, 2013
Kendall Carroll was shot at by APD, but he was killed by State Police on March 19, 2013
Vincent Wood was shot to death by Officers Jeff Bludworth and Katherine Wright on July 5, 2013
Christopher Chase was shot to death by Officer Luke McPeek and others on October 26. 2013
Andy Snider was shot to death by Officer Hector Marquez on 12/8/13:
James Boyd was shot to death by Detective Keith Sandy and Officer Dominique Perez 3/16/14
Alfred Redwine was shot to death by APD. 3/25/14
And the Last 19 year Old Mary Hawkes 4/21/14 was shot to death by APD officer Jeremy Dear
Now, you may ask yourself after seeing this long compiled list "What is going on?" but this is only the deaths in the last 4 years. APD seems to have a systemic issue about every 20 years, with APD Cheif Eden and Albuquerque Mayor Berry haveing no accountabily either. And after many press conferences they have held it is clear that neither one of them want to fix the issue or care. This has been an issue that started with former Police Chief Ray Schultz, who now happens to work for TaserGate. The same company that supplies APD officers their lapel cameras. How shocking is that? With the DOJ findings already slamming the APD, stating:
- APD officers too frequently use deadly force against people who pose a minimal threat and in situations where the conduct of the officers heightens the danger and contributes to the need to use force;
- APD officers use less lethal force, including electronic controlled weapons, on people who are passively resisting, non-threatening, observably unable to comply with orders or pose only a minimal threat to the officers; and
- Encounters between APD officers and persons with mental illness and in crisis too frequently result in a use of force or a higher level of force than necessary.
Yet it is still clear that APD doesnt care if they are being investaged by the DOJ or the FBI with the lastet death of 19 year old Mary Hawkes on 4/21/14. After the DOJ Report came out! Now the officer involved in that shooting, Jeremey Dear, has a checkered past with APD, and has been flagged by the department before in the past. Why are officers like this still allowed on the force? I have no idea but it is APD we are talking about, by far one of the worst Police Departments in America. Which has even shot more people than the NYPD. A city far larger then Albuquerque with three times as many officers.
Hawkes had a number of run-ins with the law for things like underage drinking and shoplifting. She’s the daughter of former Belen police officer and Valencia County magistrate judge Danny Hawkes. She was one of the many foster children he and his wife took in and then went on to adopt. How many more have to be killed before changes are made? The victims and their families deserve justice. Below is a video we compiled over photos taken from protests and meetings from 3.30.14 - 4.24.14
Hawkes had a number of run-ins with the law for things like underage drinking and shoplifting. She’s the daughter of former Belen police officer and Valencia County magistrate judge Danny Hawkes. She was one of the many foster children he and his wife took in and then went on to adopt. How many more have to be killed before changes are made? The victims and their families deserve justice. Below is a video we compiled over photos taken from protests and meetings from 3.30.14 - 4.24.14
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