A headline at the Guardian’s website this morning:
So another gratuitous shooting by homicidal American law enforcement, right?
Police said the latest shooting happened just before 5pm after officers were dispatched to a busy eastern Albuquerque street after a report of suspicious criminal activity.
The officers arrived and took one man into custody, but another man fled on foot, police said.
Albuquerque police spokeswoman Celina Espinoza said the fleeing man later fired shots at the officers, and at least one officer returned fire, killing the suspect. The man was wearing body armor, and his weapon was found near his body, Espinoza said.
News headlines are, of course, supposed to capture the story below. But perhaps exceptions are permissible when the story does not serve the narrative. . .






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