It all started as protesting thugs were trying to tear down a monument and others were trying to protect it. Former Albuquerque city council candidate Steven Baca was one of the monument’s defenders. A female protester lifted her arms up to block Baca from getting through. He finally grabbed her and threw her down.
After that a crowd of protesters chased Baca and they hit him with their arms and legs. One man swung a long board at him and he put his arms up to protect his head.
After a second man picked up the board and swung it, shots were fired and Scott Williams was hit multiple times.
Baca was arrested and charged with “aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.” None of his attackers were arrested. You can expect to see more incidents like this where the victim is arrested and the attackers remain untouched. That’s a display of Black Privilege.
Another video of the shooter (blue shirt) shoving another woman a couple minutes before be assaulted the last woman. pic.twitter.com/GQ3x6qZP5h
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) June 16, 2020
However, another video obtained by a KOB4 reporter appeared to support the details of the criminal complaint, as it showed a crowd of protesters chasing after Baca, yelling “get him,” and “get his license plate,” before tackling him to the ground.
One voice could be heard on camera warning the protester who allegedly hit Baca, that he was going to “kill” them. Shortly after the warning, four shots rang out in succession.
Crowd is dispersing.
— Megan Abundis (@meganrabundis) June 16, 2020
Mayor Tim Keller gave a news conference on Tuesday evening to address the shooting and almost immediately branded Baca as a racial agitator, whose actions were “unacceptable.”
He claimed the protesters were “peacefully protesting against racism that has been ingrained so deeply within our system.”
“Because of our state Constitution, the city is limited to what we can do for guns,” he said. “I want to remind folks that New Mexico is one of many western states where cities are not allowed to regulate weapons, and that includes weapons at protests.”
Keller added, “We’ve tried to do what we can do. We’ve banned guns at community centers… and we’ve been tied up in federal court ever since that ban actually took place. So, we do know there’s an opportunity here for our state legislature to take this up in the next session and try to change that constitutional amendment.”
