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June 13, 2014

Albuquerque to Pay $6M for Police Killing of Mentally Ill Man 
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The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been ordered to pay more than
$6 million for the wrongful killing of a mentally ill resident in 2011.
In a ruling this week, a district court judge found police were not
acting in self-defense when they punched and shot Christopher Torres in
his backyard. Torres, who had schizophrenia, was being served with an
arrest warrant for aggravated assault. But the court said police failed
to present the warrant, sparking a confrontation that led to Torres
being shot dead. A recent Justice Department report found a pattern of
excessive force in some 25 killings by Albuquerque police since 2010.

 

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