A lawyer says an Albuquerque officer who fatally shot a 19-year-old woman and did not record the encounter has been fired.
Attorney Thomas Grover, who represents Officer Jeremy Dear, told reporters Monday that his client was terminated after an internal investigation. Grover says the probe centered on Dear's lapel camera use and the type of gloves he wore.
Dear had been on administrative leave since he fatally shot suspected truck thief Mary Hawkes following an April 21 chase.
Authorities say Dear shot Hawkes after she pulled a weapon on him. An autopsy showed Hawkes died from three gunshot wounds to the head, neck and chest.
A toxicology report later showed Hawkes had methamphetamine in her system.
An Albuquerque police spokesman did not immediately return an email from The Associated Press.
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