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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The man suspected of shooting and critically injuring a protester Monday night is no longer facing charges in relation to the shooting and is instead facing charges of unlawful carrying of a firearm and battery against three other protesters. District Attorney Raúl Torrez announced the new development at a news conference Wednesday. But he stressed that charges could be refiled as the New Mexico State Police take over the investigation. “I want to make absolutely clear that the reason he is not facing that charge right now is because this investigation is not complete,” Torrez said. During...

This is the shocking moment a protester was shot and left in critical condition during violent clashes between armed militia and demonstrators trying to tear down a conquistador statue in New Mexico. In video footage obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com, former Albuquerque city council candidate Steven Baca is seen allegedly firing four shots at demonstrator Scott Williams during a wild brawl on Monday night. Police officers in Albuquerque arrested Baca, 31, shortly after the incident and charged him with shooting Williams.

Graphic video: In Albuquerque, several Antifa members assaulted a man, hit him with a skateboard, knocked him down, and verbally threatened to kill him. Then he shot one of them in self defense, and he was arrested. The Antifa thugs who assaulted him were not arrested. In Albuquerque, several Antifa members assaulted a man, hit him with a skateboard, knocked him down, and verbally threatened to kill him. Then he shot one of them in self defense, and he was arrested. The Antifa thugs who assaulted him were not arrested.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjNSvexSLoQ

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Albuquerque police recovered guns, knives and ammunition following a protest that turned violent Monday Night. A man was arrested for shooting a person near Old Town after protesters attempted to tear down a statue of Juan de Oñate. “This kind of violence has no place in our city. Our hearts go out to the victim and his family. Last night, this sculpture became more than a symbol, it became a matter of public safety, and today we removed it from its place in front of the Albuquerque Museum until the appropriate civic institutions can determine next steps," said...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A former city council candidate has been arrested and charged after police say he shot and critically injured a protester during a demonstration calling for the removal of the “La Jornada” sculpture in front of the Albuquerque Museum Monday night. Steven Ray Baca, 31, was booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center early Tuesday morning. He is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon with a firearm enhancement. Police say Scott Williams was shot several times in the torso and is in critical but stable condition at University of New Mexico Hospital. In 2019, Baca, the son...

A man was shot Monday after gunfire erupted at a demonstration in New Mexico, where protesters attempted to topple a bronze conquistador’s statue outside an Albuquerque museum, authorities said. The man was taken to a local hospital where he was listed in critical but stable condition, police said. “The shooting tonight was a tragic, outrageous and unacceptable act of violence and it has no place in our city,” Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller said in a statement. A group of armed men, who call themselves the New Mexico Civil Guard, were trying to stop the statue being taken down when gunshots...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A protester was shot at Tiguex Park Monday evening during a demonstration that called for the removal of a Juan de Oñate statue, "La Jornada", outside the Albuquerque Museum. https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=9n4Bu_1592284548  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A protester was shot at Tiguex Park Monday evening during a demonstration that called for the removal of a Juan de Oñate statue, "La Jornada", outside the Albuquerque Museum. The injured man has been transported to the hospital for treatment. He is listed in critical but stable condition. Someone’s been shot. Multiple people calling 911. Chaos. pic.twitter.com/jxNjIvYJuf — Megan Abundis (@meganrabundis) June 16, 2020 Moments before protesters were about to remove the statue with a chain, a struggle broke out among the crowd. Video footage shows the protesters directing their attention toward a man brandishing a gun....

As riots, protests, and racial unrest erupt in cities across the country, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said her administration is more interested in keeping protesters safe and allowing their voices to be heard than in the show of force President Donald Trump urged governors to display during a conference call Monday morning. The Washington Post, which obtained a recording of the call, reported that Trump berated the governors, called them “weak,” and said they would look like fools if they did not take back the streets. “Militarizing our response is incredibly callous, dangerous and tone deaf,” Lujan Grisham said in...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ­­­– A small group of rioters took to the streets of Albuquerque Sunday night after a mostly peaceful Black Lives Matter protest. The rioters smashed out windows, started fires in streets and shot at police. Organizers of the Sunday march said those who turned to violence and vandalism were not part of their group. "I think we want to move away from black and brown folks being violent or aggressors. Like, that's not our thing. We just want to be heard, we just want to start a movement and open up a conversation,” said Hossanna Scott, an organizer.

Wondering if the stores are still out of tp and other paper products.

A South Side Locos street gang member arrested on drug and weapons charges told members of an FBI task force that – in addition to drugs and cash – he had a machine gun and other firearms in his house because Albuquerque is “a crazy place” and “very violent.” The agents were investigating a gang that was robbing street-level drug dealers when they raided the home of Manuel Humberto Bolivar, 21, earlier this month. Bolivar, who is known as “Manny,” “Gino,” “G” and “Little Sapo,” was charged in federal court with possession of a machine gun, possession of methamphetamine and...

Double impact may have caused tsunami, global cooling Pieces of a giant asteroid or comet that broke apart over Earth may have crashed off Australia about 1,500 years ago, says a scientist who has found evidence of the possible impact craters. Satellite measurements of the Gulf of Carpentaria (see map) revealed tiny changes in sea level that are signs of impact craters on the seabed below, according to new research by marine geophysicist Dallas Abbott. Based on the satellite data, one crater should be about 11 miles (18 kilometers) wide, while the other should be 7.4 miles (12 kilometers) wide....

An elementary student brought a gun to Santo Domingo School but no threats were made, pueblo officials said. Tribal Officials/BIA/ and the Governor were on site to conduct an investigation, according to the school's principal. The other students were removed to the gym while the investigation took place. All students and staff are safe. Classes continued on Monday.

The Albuquerque and Bernalillo County Public Libraries, like many other public libraries around the country, directly sponsor Drag Queen Story Hours, where male adult entertainers put on nightclub entertainment for children. In library drag performances in states like Washington, children have been pictured rolling around on the performer as he lay on the floor, and in another, a performer put on a strip act that revealed his racy bodysuit. Many male drag performers have social media accounts that are even more explicit than their performances. If their younger audiences look them up, they may well get an eyeful of age-inappropriate...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A civil case against an Albuquerque hospital and doctor is moving forward Monday. A woman is claiming that malpractice resulted in an unwanted abortion. According to the Santa Fe New Mexican, in 2011 Marlina Romero went to Lovelace Medical Center to treat a sharp pain she was feeling. The doctor said she was pregnant but needed surgery and was given medicine with a risk of birth defects. Romero claims she was then told she needed an abortion. The Court of Appeals ruled the case could not be heard because of the time Romero waited to file...

The shale-oil tsunami that has flooded New Mexico with a wave of petro dollars in recent years may be receding somewhat as U.S. production faces its first significant decline since the gushers began nearly eight years ago. Signs of trouble are showing up in major basins around the country, with a significant drop in drilling rig activity and sluggish growth this year compared with the spectacular bursts of production in recent years that has transformed the U.S. into the world’s No. 1 oil producer.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When a detective asked for help identifying a murder suspect from a Facebook photo, an Albuquerque Public Schools employee obliged. But that employee picked the wrong girl. The case of mistaken identity left an Albuquerque High student in jail for a week — charged with a murder she played no part in. Making matters worse for 17-year-old Gisell Estrada, the criminal complaint was sealed, which Estrada’s defense attorney says left him blind to the allegations against her. Police had said Estrada and her friends set up the robbery of a 21-year-old man in July that ended with...

“The mother of two New Mexico State Police officers was senselessly murdered this morning,” said Ray Wilson, a State Police spokesman. Wilson said the agency is working closely with APD to catch “those responsible for this heinous crime.” Gilbert Gallegos, an APD spokesman, had not identified the victim as of press time, but neighbors identified her as Jacqueline “Jackie” Vigil, a woman in her 50s. Gallegos said that a little after 5 a.m., officers were called to the 2100 block of Corte de Loma NW, near Unser and Ladera, for a shooting. When they arrived at the cul-de-sac, they found...

Just after securing the GOP presidential nomination in May 2016, Donald Trump landed in New Mexico and declared to a rally crowd, “We’re going to win this state.” Six months later, Hillary Clinton beat him there by eight percentage points. But even as Democrats have increased power in New Mexico, President Trump is convinced he can compete. On Monday, he returns to the state for the first time since taking office to hold a re-election rally near Albuquerque.