Albuquerque homicides leave families heartbroken, frustrated
SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press
July 27, 2021
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1of12This July 15, 2021 image shows one of the memorial candles for Elias Otero at his family's home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Otero, 24, is among the people killed in the city so far this year. Albuquerque is on track to smash its homicide record of 80 that was set in 2019. Homicide rates in many American cities have continued to rise although not as precipitously as the double-digit jumps seen in 2020 and still below the violence of the mid-90s.Susan Montoya Bryan/APShow MoreShow Less
2of12This July 15, 2021 image shows handcuffs that belonged to Elias Otero in a memorial hutch at his family's home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Otero, 24, had served nearly four years as a corrections officer before switching careers. He was shot to death outside his home in February. No arrests have been made. Homicide rates in many American cities have continued to rise although not as precipitously as the double-digit jumps seen in 2020 and still below the violence of the mid-90s.Susan Montoya Bryan/APShow MoreShow Less