New Mexico governor seeks federal agents to combat gun violence in Albuquerque

📆 9/8/2023 4:24 AM
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The governor of New Mexico is asking the U.S. Justice Department to deploy more federal agents to the state in the aftermath of the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy.

SANTA FE, N.M. — The governor of New Mexico is asking the U.S. Justice Department to deploy more federal agents to the state in the aftermath of the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy outside a minor league baseball stadium.

An 11-year-old was killed and a woman critically injured Wednesday as their vehicle was peppered with bullets in an apparent road-rage incident, as crowds departed an evening baseball game, Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina said. “The nature and volume of these crimes require focused attention from the federal government,” the governor said.

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