Police Shootings in New Mexico: The Investigations

10.27.23 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, we have an in-depth two-part conversation about police shootings in New Mexico. According to an analysis by Searchlight New Mexico, 357 people were shot by police statewide over the last 10 years — more than any other U.S. state per capita during that time period. Executive producer Jeff Proctor asks a special roundtable why cops shoot so many people in New Mexico and whether failures at other levels of government leave life-and-death decision in the hands of the police. 

Correspondent: Jeff Proctor 

Guests: 
Sharon Walton, Retired Bernalillo County Metro Court Judge 
Leon Howard, Deputy Director, American Civil Liberties Union 
Joshua Bowling, Journalist, Searchlight New Mexico 

For More Information: 

Hundreds of police killings. Two prosecutions. No jail time. – Searchlight New Mexico 

Charges filed against a New Mexico police officer for a fatal shooting — for the first time in nearly 10 years – Searchlight New Mexico