One person has been shot during a clash between people attempting to topple a statue of a Spanish conqueror in Albuquerque and members of an armed right-wing militia group. The victim is in a critical but stable condition following the demonstration at the statue of Juan de Oñate outside the Albuquerque Museum on Monday. Video taken from the scene shows a group of people attempting to pull down the statue while chanting “tear it down” before several gunshots are fired. According to the Albuquerque Journal, the shooting occurred after several protesters descended on one man wearing a blue T-shirt who had been pushing and confronting those attempting to topple the statue. Get your unlimited Newsweek trial > After being forced onto the street, the man in the blue shirt allegedly deployed pepper spray before pulling out a gun and firing, hitting at least one person. Footage posted on Twitter shows a man in a blue shirt confronting protesters prior to the shooting. A second video then appears to show armed men in military-style clothing—believed to be members of the New Mexico Civil Guard militia group who were there to protect the statue—surrounding the man on the ground. Several members of… Read full this story
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