Oct. 20—Matthew "Solo" Garcia was in handcuffs inside an Albuquerque police SUV at an East Central motel Friday when officers tried taking away a firearm they said Garcia had behind his back. A police lapel video shows Garcia and the officers wrestle for several seconds before shots were fired. At a Sunday afternoon press conference, Police Chief Harold Medina said he released the latest lapel ...
It’s uncommon for police to miss guns, but it happens. Sometimes those guns even end up shooting handcuffed people in squad cars.