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Officer Daniel Webster died early Thursday at University of New Mexico Hospital, a little more than a week after he was shot by an ex-convict carrying a concealed automatic pistol......Webster's death followed an especially violent week in New Mexico's largest city in which police say another gunman shot and killed a 4-year-old girl amid a road rage dispute......Webster had suffered gunshot wounds to his upper body and jaw on the night of Oct. 21, and he had undergone emergency surgeries after Davon Lymon opened fire on him outside a pharmacy, authorities said.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — October 21, 2015...An ex-convict was charged Thursday in the shooting of an Albuquerque police officer who was in critical condition after being wounded outside a pharmacy during a traffic stop, authorities said....officers found a .40-caliber semi-automatic pistol.
"A federal criminal complaint against suspect Davon Lymon says the officer's wounds include one to his face.....
"Lymon, 34, of Albuquerque was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, court records show. Authorities say he has a criminal record.....The shooting occurred as New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas has launched a task force to examine how repeat offenders leave the state's criminal justice system quickly and commit more crimes.....The move came after another repeat offender was accused of killing a Rio Rancho police officer earlier this year.....The complaint filed Thursday in U.S. District Court by a federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives officer cited Lymon's previous felony convictions in New Mexico.....He pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and aggravated battery in 2002, and to fraud and forgery the year before.....He also faced aggravated battery and kidnapping charges last year that were dismissed....
"The federal complaint said Webster was shot after he pulled Lymon over while Lymon was riding a motorcycle with a stolen license plate. Lymon pulled out a gun and fired it six times as the officer attempted to handcuff Lymon to the motorcycle, the complaint said.....It also said officers found a .40-caliber semi-automatic pistol in a vacant lot where Lymon headed after the shooting.....The federal complaint said Lymon had a handcuff on his left wrist when he was found hiding in a shed and that he was hospitalized for injuries sustained during his apprehension by a police dog."
"Albuquerque Police Officers Association President Stephanie Lopez & vice president Shaun Willoughby visited the scene of the shooting and urged the community to support officers......Both said they believe officers are being second-guessed following a federal Department of Justice investigation into use of force by Albuquerque police....."There is a criminal element that feels emboldened because the DOJ has tied the hands" of Albuquerque police, Lopez said."
RUSSELL CONTRERAS and PAUL DAVENPORT.....http://news.yahoo.com/police-arrest-made-shooting-albuquerque-officer-075606273.html
"New Mexico is among states with some of the least restrictive firearms laws in the country. State laws governing the possession and use of firearms include those in New Mexico Statutes Chapter 30, Article 7, "Weapons and Explosives"....New Mexico is a Permissive Open Carry state. Open carry of a loaded firearm without a license is legal statewide, except for restricted places listed in the section below. Provisions in the New Mexico Constitution prevent counties or municipalities from enacting ordinances restricting or banning open carry."
Click to enlarge.....Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_New_Mexico
"New Mexico's current concealed carry permit law was enacted in 2003....At the time, officials in most larger cities, notably Albuquerque and Santa Fe, strongly opposed the legalization of statewide concealed carry. After the May-Issue law was enacted but before it could go into effect, the City of Albuquerque filed a lawsuit (Baca v. New Mexico Department of Public Safety) to block implementation of the concealed carry law. Ultimately the May-Issue concealed carry law was struck down by the New Mexico Supreme Court before it could go into effect. The current Shall-Issue law, which pre-empted any existing local restrictions on firearms carry, was passed in 2003, with the issuance of Concealed Handgun Licenses beginning later that year, after surviving its own legal challenge by concealed carry opponents."....https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_New_Mexico
"Even with a concealed carry permit, it is not legal to carry a firearm into a federal building, school, or restaurant that serves alcohol.[10] Carrying of a concealed weapon into a store that sells alcohol for off site consumption is legal, but open carry is not allowed in these locations. The state also has an "opt-out" statute, allowing home and business owners the ability to legally forbid firearms on their property and/or in their buildings with appropriately displayed signage stating such prohibition. While violating these "gun free" areas is a 4th Degree Felony that is punishable by up to 18 months imprisonment and/or a $5,000 fine, it is more common for those who inadvertently carry into such areas to be reprimanded by law enforcement officials and possibly have their concealed carry license suspended or revoked.
New Mexico has an "extended domain" law, which means that a person's vehicle (including motorcycles, bicycles, all-terrain vehicles, RVs, and while riding a horse) is considered an extension of their home. It is therefore legal to carry a loaded firearm without a permit, openly or concealed, anywhere in a vehicle. On foot, no permit is required to carry a firearm unless it is both loaded and concealed.
Concealed carry of an unloaded firearm is legal without a permit in New Mexico, however the same restrictions that apply to openly carried firearms apply. Persons under age 19 cannot carry in this manner unless traveling to certain sporting, recreational or training events as defined in law or on property controlled by parents, grandparents or guardians and under their supervision.
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October 2015
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