ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Albuquerque police released the findings of their internal investigation one year after an armed man was shot and killed by officers in the back of a squad car. It happened in October 2024 while police were conducting a drug operation at the Tewa Lodge on Central Avenue.
Soon after police handcuffed Matthew Garcia and put him in a patrol car, video shows him reaching for a gun in his pants. That’s when two officers shot him 10 times. The shooting sparked outrage across the city.
The two officers involved in the shooting were found to be in violation of all use of force policies and procedures in the case. According to the report, they detained Garcia without properly searching him, putting his life and the lives of all officers on scene at risk…