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The standoff at the Sandia foothills, in New Mexico, that resulted in a homeless man, James Boyd, being gunned down, is now gaining more attention thanks to police chief, Gorden Eden.


                                                            Courtesy of  KOB:

During a news conference on Friday Eden discussed the fatal shooting of 38 year old James Boyd in a standoff with police officers two Sundays ago.

“Do I believe it was a justifiable shooting? Yes, if you follow the case law, Garner versus Tennessee, there was a directed threat to an officer,” Eden said.

Mayor Richard Berry called those comments a "mistake." “I think he was asked an honest question and I think he gave what he thought was an honest answer,” Berry said. “ I think he’d been briefed in some detail at that point but I think it was a mistake for him to make that judgment.”

The Sandia Foothills shooting is still under-investigation. Mayor Berry is calling for an expedient investigation.