Crime Trends in ABQ

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August 20, 2021 – The Line discusses the troubling crime trend in the wake of a child-on-child shooting at an Albuquerque middle school and another fatal gun attack at one of the city’s sports bars. The shootings and other crimes have the governor ordering New Mexico State Police officers back to the Duke City to ease the burden on local police agencies. Meanwhile, the police response to a robbery at an Albuquerque coffee shop ended Thursday morning ended with one officer critically injured, three other officers wounded and at least one suspect shot. 

Host: Gene Grant 

Line Guests: 
Dan Foley, former NM House minority whip  
Sophie Martin, attorney  
Jessica Onsurez, news director, Carlsbad Current-Argus 

For More Information: 

Officer critically injured in robbery response – Albuquerque Journal 

Next steps for the 13-year-old suspect in fatal Washington Middle School shooting – KOB-4 

Old state Senate bill gets revival and could be renamed ‘Bennie’s Law’ – KOB-4 

Father of middle school murder suspect has history of shooting near a school – KRQE 

Fight at Uptown bar leads to deadly quadruple shooting – Albuquerque Journal