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  • Police recover guns, knives and ammunition following violent clash over Oñate statue (ABQ NM protest shooting)

    06/16/2020 8:04:01 PM PDT · by CedarDave · 20 replies
    KOB-TV 4 Albuquerque ^ | June 16, 2020 | KOB Web Staff
    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...
  • Former council candidate charged in protest shooting (ABQ NM statue removal protest)

    06/16/2020 12:51:38 PM PDT · by CedarDave · 82 replies
    The Albuquerque Journal ^ | June 16, 2020 | Elise Kaplan
    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...