ABQ (NM) area 7yo & 9yo boys brandish handgun,ignore LE orders to drop it. Feb. 2025
Baernalillo County Sheriff. 40sec VIDEO released Fri. at link.
"... the February 16 incident, shows the duo in Minecraft and Star Wars pajamas passing a fully loaded gun back and forth.
"... illustrate how drones are utilized in real-life scenarios, the boys tussle with the gun, occasionally waving it recklessly in the direction of the deputies and each other as if it were a plastic toy.
"At one point, one of the boys pulled the trigger but by sheer luck, the weapon malfunctio"ned. "
"... two rubber bullets are then fired at the children..."
(Well, the rubber rounds were fired at wall of home, not at the boys)
Below w bbm.
"Deputies say the family are well known to law enforcement and have been called to the children's home at least 50 times prior to the incident. "
"Sheriff Allen said the family and the boys have a documented history of trauma.
"But Sheriff Allen dropped one chilling detail, the pair 'were taught how to use the firearm'. "
More background re family.
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Baernalillo County Sheriff. 40sec VIDEO released Fri. at link.
"... the February 16 incident, shows the duo in Minecraft and Star Wars pajamas passing a fully loaded gun back and forth.
"... illustrate how drones are utilized in real-life scenarios, the boys tussle with the gun, occasionally waving it recklessly in the direction of the deputies and each other as if it were a plastic toy.
"At one point, one of the boys pulled the trigger but by sheer luck, the weapon malfunctio"ned. "
"... two rubber bullets are then fired at the children..."
(Well, the rubber rounds were fired at wall of home, not at the boys)
Below w bbm.
"Deputies say the family are well known to law enforcement and have been called to the children's home at least 50 times prior to the incident. "
"Sheriff Allen said the family and the boys have a documented history of trauma.
"But Sheriff Allen dropped one chilling detail, the pair 'were taught how to use the firearm'. "
More background re family.
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Shocking newly released footage shows two boys, aged 7 and 9, in pajamas pointing a loaded gun at deputies during a tense standoff in New Mexico.
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