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Judge Rules 2 Police Officers To Be Tried For Murder Of Homeless Man

6:59am August 19, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

The officers were on duty when they killed James Boyd near Albuquerque, N.M. The killing was one of several incidents that drew a rebuke from the Department of Justice.

An image taken from a camera worn by an Albuquerque Police Department officer shows a standoff with James Boyd in the Albuquerque foothills, in March of 2014. Two officers will face murder charges over Boyd's death.

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Albuquerque Police Officers Face Murder Charges Over 2014 Shooting

3:58pm January 12, 2015

by Bill Chappell

James Boyd, 38, was killed after being confronted for illegally camping in the city's foothills. Months later, two officers who shot him are being charged with murder.