Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller on Wednesday said a surge in local homicides is the culmination of a decadelong trend linked to drug abuse, gangs and depleted police ranks.
He said the city is preparing an anti-violence initiative while seeking $30 million in new funding from the Legislature to combat crime.
Albuquerque Police Lieutenant Scott Norris said police are searching for a 2000 Jeep Cherokee in connection with the death of a woman whose husband reported she was shot Tuesday morning. Police provided no further details.
The Albuquerque Journal identified the deceased woman as the mother of State Police officers.