He said Baca was trying to disengage as one person attacked him with a skateboard and another man came at him with two knives. Attanasio is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Police note that Baca's "specific type of interaction with the crowd is unknown at this time. "We've agreed from the beginning that report is just preliminary and therefore incomplete and that supplemental material will include facts regarding other actions taken that instigated violence," Gallegos said.Demonstrators climb the statue of Juan de Oñate in Old Town in Albuquerque, New Mexico, while an armed member of the New Mexico Civil Guard stands by during a protest calling for its removal on Monday, June 15, 2020.The charges against Baca stem from a protest that turned violent in Albuquerque surrounding a sculpture of Juan de Oñate, the Spanish conquistador who A demonstration surrounding the sculpture on Monday led to a standoff between protesters and what officials believe was a vigilante group. Attanasio reported from Alcalde. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. Police said Stephen Ray Baca was arrested and jailed on suspicion of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. "Frankly, we have been put in a situation too many times in this community where investigations are rushed, investigations are incomplete, and there is an expectation that quick decisions are made," Bernalillo County District Attorney Raul Torrez told a news conference Wednesday. "At this time, a series of gunshots are heard," the complaint says.Baca fired four shots, according to the police complaint, and "declined to provide a statement to law enforcement. After the shooting, other armed people encircled Baca, the video showed. "On Monday, multiple police teams staged in different locations and responded when the gathering quickly turned from a peaceful prayer vigil to a violent incident that required a police response.
USA TODAY A man has been arrested and charged with battery in Albuquerque… (Anthony Jackson/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)Protesters attach a chain to a statue of Spanish conquerer Juan de Oñate in Albuquerque, N.M., Monday, June 15, 2020. A criminal complaint said the victim, Scott Williams, suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the torso. "Torrez said the charge was dropped because the investigation is not complete. Associated Press writer Paul Davenport in Phoenix and Russell Contreras in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, contributed to this report. He was trying to get her out of there and he was unsuccessful in doing so, and we're going to defend all the charges," he said.Shooting breaks out during protest over conquistador statueShooting breaks out during protest over conquistador statue Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Baca was once a candidate for the Albuquerque City Council and is the son of a former Bernalillo County sheriff. The New Mexico man who allegedly shot a protester in Albuquerque on Monday is no longer charged with the most serious count of aggravated battery … One man was shot during an exchange between protesters and armed members of the New Mexico Civil Guard, a civilian group trying to protect the monument. The violence came hours after activists in northern New Mexico celebrated the removal of another likeness of Oñate that was on public display at a cultural center in Alcalde.
Moments later, gunshots rang out down the street and people yelled that someone had been shot. "But they need to be peaceful.
"Protests are a hallmark of our democracy, and if they're conducted peacefully and people need to do that they have a right to do it," Bowles said. Rio Arriba County officials removed it to safeguard it from possible damage and to avoid civil unrest ahead of a scheduled protest.
It's not clear if Baca was there with the group. A forklift pried the massive bronze statue of Oñate on horseback from a concrete pedestal. Ilhan Omar prevails in contentious Minnesota primary raceFauci says he has serious doubts Russia's COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effectiveProtesters attach a chain to a statue of Spanish conquerer Juan de Oñate in Albuquerque, N.M., Monday, June 15, 2020. And his friend, who was a female, was getting crushed by the crowd. During that time, Scott Williams was shot, and he is in stable but critical condition, his attorney said.Baca's attorney, Jason Bowles, praised the decision to drop the charge and said his client was acting in self-defense. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Lee reported from Santa Fe. Public protests are usually dynamic and filled with tension. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A 31-year-old man has been arrested in a shooting that happened as protesters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, tried to tear down a … SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, CESAR ATTANSIO and MORGAN LEE Associated PressMan arrested in shooting during Albuquerque statue protestJoe Biden picks Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mateRep. "Steven Ray Baca, 31, still faces three counts of battery and the unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon, Torrez said.
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We have to get it right. "As professionals and prosecutors who have to uphold an oath to be objective and impartial, we can't do that.