ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A police oversight panel says an Albuquerque officer improperly used force when he fired at a driver who had escaped a SWAT lockdown.
The Albuquerque Journal reports (https://goo.gl/VaeKtd) the Police Oversight Commission on Tuesday upheld an independent review finding that officer Randal White used force improperly in the shooting. It was the first time in at least last four years that the civilian body has found an officer’s use of deadly force was improper.
Authorities say in December 2012 White fired twice at 20-year-old suspect Christopher Sosa who had fled a SWAT situation. Sosa was not injured, but a bullet was embedded in the car, and another struck the wall of a nearby elementary school.
The findings in the White shooting will now be forwarded to Police Chief Gorden Eden, who has the final say in officer discipline.
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Information from: Albuquerque Journal, https://www.abqjournal.com
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