Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Matthew “Solo” Garcia
Gender : Male
Age : 39
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/18/2024
Location : Central Avenue SE and Alvarado Drive NE
City : Albuquerque
County : Bernalillo
State : New Mexico
Agency : Albuquerque Police Department.
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during trespassing call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Albuquerque Police Department were at the Tewa Motor Lodge on Central Ave. helping City of Albuquerque Code Enforcement to remove trespassers and relocate residents from the location. APD was detaining a group of “unruly” people when one became unruly and handcuffed them. Police engaged in some sort of altercation or attack on a handcuffed man and ended up shooting and killing him. Bystanders state that he was cuffed and unarmed when killed.
