Two hours before an Albuquerque police officer fatally shot a homeless camper, which sparked violent protest in the city, he was purportedly recorded saying he would shoot the suspect. A recording recently obtained by KOB-TV shows Keith Sandy telling a state police officer that James Boyd was a "lunatic" and he was going to shot the man struggling with mental illness "in the penis with a shotgun here in a second."
The March shooting of 38-year-old Boyd generated violent protests in Albuquerque after video of the hours-long standoff was released. In the video, Boyd appeared to be surrendering from his Sandia foothills campsite when officers opened fire.
An Albuquerque police spokeswoman did not immediately return an email from The Associated Press.
The Department of Justice and Albuquerque are finalizing a police reform plan.
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