Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina announced Tuesday that his department will seek an outside review of APD’s investigation into the death of Jayvon Givan, a young Black man found hanging from a chain outside a closed business a year ago on Albuquerque’s Westside.
Social media posts — many incorrectly claiming Givan was found hanging from a tree and sharing other incorrect information — had been gaining traction for weeks. By Monday night, City Councilor Nichole Rogers, the city’s only African-American elected official, pressed police officials to reopen its investigation.
According to police reports filed at the time, an employee coming to work found Givan hanging from a chain alongside a stucco column on the patio of business near Alameda Blvd. and Corrales Rd. on the city’s Westside in September 2024. Police found “a journal and eyeglasses” nearby, though reports do not detail what, if anything, was found in the journal.
Medical investigators determined the death was a suicide, according to APD reports, and the case was closed…