Darlene Parra, right, hugs her daughter Deanna, 13, while the two look at a memorial set up outside Washington Middle School for 13-year-old Bennie Hargrove, who was shot on campus in August. (Robert Browman/Albuquerque Journal)
kAmk6>mr@AJC:89E © a_aa p=3FBF6CBF6 y@FC?2=k^6>mk^Am
kAmp=3FBF6CBF6 !F3=:4 $49@@=D 92D D66? :ED D92C6 @7 EC2865J @G6C E96 =2DE `a >@?E9D] %H@ DEF56?ED H6C6 72E2==J D9@E @? @C ?62C D49@@= 42>AFD6D E9:D A2DE D49@@= J62C] x? @?6 :?4:56?E[ `b\J62C\@=5 q6??:6 w2C8C@G6 H2D <:==65 2E (2D9:?8E@? |:55=6 $49@@= – E9C66 52JD :?E@ E96 D49@@= J62C] x? E96 @E96C[ (6DE |6D2 w:89 $49@@= ;F?:@C p?5C6H qFCD@?[ `e[ H2D D9@E ?62C E96 D49@@=VD 7@@E32== 7:6=5] %92E 92AA6?65 @77 42>AFD[ 3FE $FA6C:?E6?56?E $4@EE t=56C D2:5 2E E96 E:>6 E92E :E H2D Q72C E@@ 4=@D6]Q Q%9:D H2D 2? :?4C65:3=J 5:77:4F=E J62C ]]] 2?5 xV> 27C2:5 E92E ?@H E92E !2?5@C2VD 3@I :D @A6?[ :EVD ?@E 8@:?8 2H2J 2?JE:>6 D@@?[Q t=56C E@=5 3FD:?6DD 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ =6256CD 2E E96 yF=J `b t4@?@>:4 u@CF> @7 p=3FBF6CBF6] Q%96 C62=:EJ @7 H92EVD 8@:?8 @? :D :? E96 4@>>F?:EJ] %9:D :D ?@E 2 D49@@= AC@3=6>] (6VC6 ?@E 92?5:?8 E96> 8F?D]Q w6 ?@E65 E92E ?F>6C@FD 8F?D H6C6 D6:K65 2E 9:89 D49@@=D E9:D A2DE D49@@= J62C] p44@C5:?8 E@ p!$ r9:67 @7 !@=:46 $E6G6 v2==68@D[ `_ 8F?D H6C6 D6:K65 @? ?:?6 9:89 D49@@= 42>AFD6D =2DE D49@@= J62C] p!$ 92D `b 4@>AC696?D:G6 9:89 D49@@=D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ :ED H63D:E6[ 3FE 2? p!$ DA@<6DH@>2? D2:5 :E H2D?VE 4=62C H9:49 D49@@=D 8F?D H6C6 D6:K65 7C@>] p?5 :EVD ?@E ;FDE E96 EH@ 72E2= D9@@E:?8D @C E96 8F?D D6:K65 E92E 92D p!$ @77:4:2=D @? 6586] |2DD D9@@E:?8D :? D49@@=D[ =:<6 E96 @?6 2E 2? 6=6>6?E2CJ D49@@= :? &G2=56[ %6I2D[ :? |2J H96C6 2 8F?>2? <:==65 `h 49:=5C6? 2?5 EH@ E62496CD[ 2C6 7C6D9 @? 6G6CJ@?6VD >:?5D] %96 &G2=56 <:==:?8D C6:8?:E65 D>@=56C:?8 4@?46C?D 23@FE D49@@= D276EJ – 2?5 2DD2F=E\DEJ=6 H62A@?D – 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ] Q(96? H6 962C 23@FE 2 D49@@= D9@@E:?8[ H6 42?VE 96=A 3FE H@CCJ 23@FE E96 D276EJ 2?5 H6==?6DD @7 @FC @H? 49:=5C6?[ E96 DEF56?ED :? @FC D49@@=D[ 2?5 E96 DE277 E92E DFAA@CED E96>[Q t=56C D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E 2 52J 27E6C E96 &G2=56 D9@@E:?8] Q(6 <?@H 2== E@@ H6== 9@H 56G2DE2E:?8 :E :D E@ =@D6 2 DEF56?E E@ 8F? G:@=6?46]Q ~? (65?6D52J[ t=56C D2:5 E96 5:DEC:4E :D EC2:?:?8 DEF56?ED 2?5 E62496CD :? 2? p{xrt $49@@= $276EJ !C@8C2>[ H9:49 AC@G:56D :?DECF4E:@? @? 9@H E@ C6DA@?5 E@ 2? 24E:G6 D9@@E6C] %96 D49@@= 5:DEC:4E 92D 2=D@ 366? >2<:?8 D64FC:EJ FA8C256D[ t=56C D2:5[ =:<6 :>AC@G:?8 D64FC:EJ 42>6C2D[ FA8C25:?8 5@@C =@4<D 2?5 3F:=5:?8 76?46D] pD @7 yF?6[ p!$ 925 :?DE2==65 @G6C S`_]` >:==:@? H@CE9 @7 42>6C2D 2?5 2=2C>D 24C@DD D49@@=D 2?5 5:DEC:4E D:E6D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2? p!$ 5@4F>6?E] xE DA6?E @G6C S`]b >:==:@? @? 5@@C =@4<D[ 2?5 >@C6 E92? Sd]c >:==:@? @? 76?4:?8 2?5 82E6D]k^Am
kAmp? p!$ @77:46C 8:G6D @FE :?7@C>2E:@? E@ A2C6?ED @FED:56 (6DE |6D2 w:89 $49@@= @? u63] ad 27E6C 2 DEF56?E H2D <:==65 :? 2 D9@@E:?8 ?62C E96 D49@@=’D 7@@E32== 7:6=5] ~77:4:2=D AFE E96 D49@@= @? =@4<5@H?] W#@36CE@ t] #@D2=6D^p=3FBF6CBF6 y@FC?2=Xk^Am
kAmpE E96 7@CF>[ t=56C D2:5 E96 76?46D H6C6 36:?8 3F:=E ?@E ;FDE E@ DE@A 2 A@DD:3=6 D49@@= D9@@E:?8 3FE 2=D@ E@ DE@A 9@>6=6DD A6@A=6 7C@> G6?EFC:?8 @?E@ 42>AFD6D] Qp 76H J62CD 28@ H6 DE2CE65 3F:=5:?8 76?46D 2C@F?5 D49@@=D ]]] H6 925 A6@A=6 D2J:?8[ Vx 5@?VE H2?E W76?46DX 2C@F?5 >J D49@@=] x 5@?VE H2?E J@F 5@:?8 E92E[VQ 96 D2:5] Q}@H x 42?VE 3F:=5 E96> 72DE 6?@F89]Q #646?E=J[ E96 p!$ D49@@= 3@2C5 3682? 4@?D:56C:?8 2 AC@A@D2= E@ 2>6?5 :ED 6I:DE:?8 A@=:4:6D C682C5:?8 DEF56?E A@DD6DD:@? @7 7:C62C>D 2?5 AC@9:3:E:?8 7:C62C>D 7C@> 5:DEC:4E D:E6D] q@2C5 >6>36CD 92G6 366? >F==:?8 H96E96C E@ 255 C64@>>6?52E:@?D 7@C 9@>6 8F? DE@C286 7@C A2C6?ED 2?5 8F2C5:2?D E@ E9@D6 A@=:4:6D] pD E96 A@=:4:6D DE2?5[ DEF56?ED 42F89E H:E9 7:C62C>D 2E D49@@= @C 2E D49@@=\C6=2E65 6G6?ED H:== 36 6IA6==65 7@C 2E =62DE @?6 42=6?52C J62C] %96 AC@A@D65 =2?8F286 H@F=5 C64@>>6?5 DE6AD A2C6?ED 2?5 8F2C5:2?D 42? E2<6 E@ >2<6 E96:C 9@>6D D276C :7 E96J 49@@D6 E@ Q3C:?8 2 8F? :?E@ 2 DEF56?EVD 9@>6]Q %92E H@F=5 :?4=F56 <66A:?8 7:C62C>D F?=@2565[ =@4<65 FA[ 2?5 DE@C65 D6A2C2E6=J 7C@> 2>>F?:E:@?] $6G6C2= 3@2C5 >6>36CD G@:465 DFAA@CE 7@C E96 AC@A@D65 =2?8F286 5FC:?8 2 yF=J f A@=:4J 4@>>:EE66 >66E:?8] w62E96C q2DD6EE[ A@=:4J 2?2=JDE 2?5 =68:D=2E:G6 =:2:D@? 7@C p!$[ D2:5 >2?J 4@>>F?:EJ >6>36CD 925 2=D@ 6IAC6DD65 DFAA@CE :? 6>2:=D] Q(6 <?@H E96 4@?D6BF6?46D 2?5 92G6 D66? H:E9:? @FC D49@@=D H92E 92AA6?D H96? E9:D :D ?@E 5@?6] p?5 D@ x DEC@?8=J DFAA@CE E9:D =2?8F286[Q 3@2C5 >6>36C q2C32C2 !6E6CD6? D2:5] !@=:4J r@>>:EE66 r92:C s2?:6==6 v@?K2=6D DEC6DD65 E92E E96 3@2C5 5@6D?VE 92G6 E96 2FE9@C:EJ E@ 6?7@C46 D276 8F? DE@C286[ 2?5 E92E E96 AC@A@D65 =2?8F286 H2D E96 Q=62DE E92E H6 42? 5@Q E@ :>AC@G6 4@>>F?:EJ 8F? D276EJ] $E:==[ D@>6 3@2C5 >6>36CD[ =:<6 !688J |F==6C\pC28ó?[ D2:5 E96J H6C6 4@?46C?65 23@FE QE6==:?8 A2C6?ED H92E E96J 42? 5@ :? E96:C @H? 9@>6]Q Q(6VC6 ;FDE 3=FCC:?8 E96 =:?6D 36EH66? H92E C6BF:C6>6?ED 2C6 2?5 H92E 36DE AC24E:46D 2C6[Q D96 D2:5] %96 A@=:4:6D H:== DE:== ?665 E@ 8@ 367@C6 E96 3@2C5 7@C 2 7:?2= G@E6]k^Am