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June 16, 2020

Protester Shot in Albuquerque While Toppling Racist Statue; Right-Wing Militia Members Arrested
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As antiracism and police brutality protests continue around the country,
police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have detained several members of an
armed right-wing militia after a protester was shot on Monday. The
protester has been hospitalized in critical condition. The shooting
occurred as protesters tried to topple a statue of Juan de Oņate, a
Spanish colonizer who massacred Native Americans 400 years ago. Earlier
in the day, another statue of Juan de Oņate was removed in the town of
Alcalde in New Mexico.


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