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| George Floyd protests: Man shot in clash over Albuquerque statue | George Floyd protests: Man shot in clash over Albuquerque statue |
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| A man has been shot and wounded in the US state of New Mexico after violence erupted over a statue of a 16th-Century Spanish colonist. | A man has been shot and wounded in the US state of New Mexico after violence erupted over a statue of a 16th-Century Spanish colonist. |
| It happened when a second man opened fire after being turned upon by protesters outside Albuquerque Museum, local reports say. | It happened when a second man opened fire after being turned upon by protesters outside Albuquerque Museum, local reports say. |
| The protesters had been confronted by a group of armed men as they tried to pull the statue down. | The protesters had been confronted by a group of armed men as they tried to pull the statue down. |
| It comes amid heightened sensitivities over monuments linked to colonialism. | It comes amid heightened sensitivities over monuments linked to colonialism. |
| A number have been pulled down in the US and other countries in the wake of the death in police custody of George Floyd last month. | |
| The unarmed African American's killing by a white police officer who knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has spurred global protests led by the Black Lives Matter movement. | |
| Stun grenades | Stun grenades |
| According to the Albuquerque Journal, clashes broke out when protesters took a pick-axe to the statue of Juan de Oñate - part of a monument depicting Oñate leading settlers into what was then a province of New Spain - after a peaceful demonstration on Monday night. | According to the Albuquerque Journal, clashes broke out when protesters took a pick-axe to the statue of Juan de Oñate - part of a monument depicting Oñate leading settlers into what was then a province of New Spain - after a peaceful demonstration on Monday night. |
| The paper says a man was pushed to the ground and started shooting when protesters moved towards him, "some threatening him". | The paper says a man was pushed to the ground and started shooting when protesters moved towards him, "some threatening him". |
| It says the person who was shot appeared to have been one of those attempting to get to the man. The shooting sent people running for cover. | It says the person who was shot appeared to have been one of those attempting to get to the man. The shooting sent people running for cover. |
| Albuquerque police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said officers at the scene fired tear gas and stun grenades as they detained a number of people. | Albuquerque police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said officers at the scene fired tear gas and stun grenades as they detained a number of people. |
| Police later said in a statement that one man arrested in connection with the shooting, 31-year-old Stephen Ray Baca, had been detained on suspicion of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. | |
| The wounded man was taken to hospital and was later said to be in a critical but stable condition. | The wounded man was taken to hospital and was later said to be in a critical but stable condition. |
| Mr Baca is a former candidate for the Albuquerque City Council and the son of a former Bernalillo County sheriff, according to the Associated Press news agency. | |
| According to the Albuquerque Journal, he ran for office in 2019 on the platform that local officials were "complete wimps when it comes to fighting crime". | |
| Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller described the shooting as "a tragic, outrageous and unacceptable act of violence", adding that the sculpture had become an "urgent matter of public safety". | Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller described the shooting as "a tragic, outrageous and unacceptable act of violence", adding that the sculpture had become an "urgent matter of public safety". |
| "In order to contain the public safety risk, the City will be removing the statue until the appropriate civic institutions can determine next steps," the mayor also tweeted. | |
| New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham said that all those involved in violence would be investigated and held accountable "to the fullest extent of the law". | |
| In recent days, statues of Confederate leaders - from the slaveholding southern states that fought in the American Civil War of 1861-65 - and the explorer Christopher Columbus have been torn down in the US, as pressure grows on authorities to remove controversial monuments. | |
| Oñate led a group of Spanish settlers - historically known as conquistadors - in 1598. He became the local governor and is known for the massacre of a pueblo - or Native American - tribe. | Oñate led a group of Spanish settlers - historically known as conquistadors - in 1598. He became the local governor and is known for the massacre of a pueblo - or Native American - tribe. |
| More on George Floyd's death | More on George Floyd's death |