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Protesters converge on Albuquerque streets over police murder of sick homeless man.
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Keith Olbermann
May 7, 2014, 12:00:42 AM5/7/14
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. � Hundreds of protesters marched past riot
police in Albuquerque on Sunday, days after a YouTube video
emerged threatening retaliation for a recent deadly police
shooting.
The video, which bore the logo of the computer hacking
collective Anonymous, warned of a cyberattack on city websites
and called for the protest march.
Albuquerque police said their site had been breached early
Sunday afternoon and remained down hours later.
Investigators had not uncovered the source of the hack, police
spokesman Simon Drobik said.
"We can confirm that the website disruption is due to a
cyberattack," he said. The site was not "connected to any
critical services" and IT personnel are working on the problem,
Drobik said.
The demonstrators, meanwhile, arrived at Civic Plaza holding
signs protesting recent police shootings, and activists called
on various city officials to resign.
The protest began Sunday afternoon and continued into the early
evening as demonstrators marched around the city.
By about 6 p.m. Mountain time, a few hundred demonstrators had
gathered downtown near police headquarters where they confronted
about three dozen officers in riot gear.
Authorities announced over a loudspeaker that the protest was an
unlawful assembly. Demonstrators, meanwhile, chanted, "no
justice, no peace!"
Alexander Siderits, 23, said he was protesting because he was
"fed up" with how police treat citizens. "It has reached a
boiling point," he said, "and people just can't take it anymore."
Albuquerque police have been involved in 37 shootings, 23 of
them fatal since 2010. Critics say that's far too many for a
department serving a city of about 555,000.
The U.S. Justice Department has been investigating the
department for more than a year, looking into complaints of
civil rights violations and allegations of excessive use of
force.
Last week, Albuquerque police fatally shot a man at a public
housing complex. Authorities said he shot at officers before
they returned fire.
In the shooting on March 16 that led to the YouTube posting
Tuesday, a homeless man was killed in the foothills of the
Sandia Mountains on the east side of Albuquerque. The shooting
was captured on video and followed a long standoff.
Anonymous, a loosely organized worldwide hacking group, has been
blamed for breaking into confidential information and defacing
websites.
The FBI has opened an investigation into the shooting.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/30/protesters-converge-on-
albuquerque-streets-over-police-shooting/
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police in Albuquerque on Sunday, days after a YouTube video
emerged threatening retaliation for a recent deadly police
shooting.
The video, which bore the logo of the computer hacking
collective Anonymous, warned of a cyberattack on city websites
and called for the protest march.
Albuquerque police said their site had been breached early
Sunday afternoon and remained down hours later.
Investigators had not uncovered the source of the hack, police
spokesman Simon Drobik said.
"We can confirm that the website disruption is due to a
cyberattack," he said. The site was not "connected to any
critical services" and IT personnel are working on the problem,
Drobik said.
The demonstrators, meanwhile, arrived at Civic Plaza holding
signs protesting recent police shootings, and activists called
on various city officials to resign.
The protest began Sunday afternoon and continued into the early
evening as demonstrators marched around the city.
By about 6 p.m. Mountain time, a few hundred demonstrators had
gathered downtown near police headquarters where they confronted
about three dozen officers in riot gear.
Authorities announced over a loudspeaker that the protest was an
unlawful assembly. Demonstrators, meanwhile, chanted, "no
justice, no peace!"
Alexander Siderits, 23, said he was protesting because he was
"fed up" with how police treat citizens. "It has reached a
boiling point," he said, "and people just can't take it anymore."
Albuquerque police have been involved in 37 shootings, 23 of
them fatal since 2010. Critics say that's far too many for a
department serving a city of about 555,000.
The U.S. Justice Department has been investigating the
department for more than a year, looking into complaints of
civil rights violations and allegations of excessive use of
force.
Last week, Albuquerque police fatally shot a man at a public
housing complex. Authorities said he shot at officers before
they returned fire.
In the shooting on March 16 that led to the YouTube posting
Tuesday, a homeless man was killed in the foothills of the
Sandia Mountains on the east side of Albuquerque. The shooting
was captured on video and followed a long standoff.
Anonymous, a loosely organized worldwide hacking group, has been
blamed for breaking into confidential information and defacing
websites.
The FBI has opened an investigation into the shooting.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/30/protesters-converge-on-
albuquerque-streets-over-police-shooting/
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