Despite a population of less than 600,000, Albuquerque, New Mexico, nonetheless has a rate of police-involved shootings that is twice that of Chicago and eight times that of New York City. In the last four years alone, Albuquerque police have killed 27 people and shot another 40 who survived with injuries.
"There's no accountability here. There's no justice. There's no respect. There's no humanity here. There's nothing," said Mike Gomez, whose mentally ill son was killed by Albuquerque cops while armed with nothing more than a spoon. "It's so disgusting that they get away with it."
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