Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, said on Tuesday they arrested a former City Council candidate and charged him with shooting and critically wounding a protester seeking the removal of a statue of a Spanish conquistador.
Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, said on Tuesday they arrested a former City Council candidate and charged him with shooting and critically wounding a protester seeking the removal of a statue of a Spanish conquistador.
Steven Baca,31, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon for shooting Scott Williams on Monday night as protesters clashed with members of an armed civilian militia, according to a criminal complaint.
Baca was not immediately available for comment.
