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   9:33 p.m.   
      
   Albuquerque police have thrown around a dozen tear gas canisters   
   to disperse a crowd of unwieldy protesters on Central Avenue   
   near Princeton.   
      
   Police continued to warn the protesters that they would deploy   
   the gas if the protesters did not disperse peacefully. They then   
   threw the gas at protesters on the north side of Central Avenue,   
   and protesters have since largely dispersed into the parking lot   
   north of Central that lines Johnson Field.   
      
   State Sen. Joseph Cervantes (D-Las Cruces) said his daughter in   
   the UNM dorms on Girard and Central has been impacted by the   
   tear gas, according to a tweet he posted Sunday night.   
      
   Keep with ABQJournal.com for updates.   
      
   9:22 p.m. (updated)   
   Mayor Richard Berry said police officers have tried repeatedly   
   to de-escalate the protests while still respecting people’s   
   right to express their opinions.   
      
   But once the main protest broke up, a group of people kept   
   pushing in more aggressive   
   ways, he said.   
      
   “We respected their rights to protest obviously,” Berry said,   
   “but what it appears we have at this time is individuals who   
   weren’t connected necessarily with the original protest …   
   they’ve taken it far beyond a normal protest.”   
      
   Berry said one officer was injured, though he wasn’t sure how.   
   At least one other was trapped in a police cruiser while   
   protesters tried to break the windows, the mayor said.   
      
   Some officers have reported rocks being thrown at them and   
   “verbal abuse,” Berry said.   
      
   “The professionalism these men and women are showing is   
   extraordinary,” the mayor said.   
      
   There have also been protesters lying down in the freeway.   
      
   “They’re certainly putting their lives in danger,” Berry said.   
   “They’re putting other people’s lives in danger.”   
      
   Berry said there’s been vandalism, damage to property and   
   stopped traffic.   
      
   “It’s a serious situation. They’ve certainly gone far beyond   
   what a normal protest would be,” Berry said.   
      
   “We want people to be able to voice their opinions,” Berry said.   
   “We also want people to be safe.”   
      
   Meanwhile, the city has also been defendings itself against   
   attacks on its websites and email system, Berry said.   
      
   As for a report that officers’ home addresses had been released,   
   Berry said: “It’s obviously a concern, not just for those   
   officers but their families.”   
      
   8:49 p.m.   
      
   At least one protester has been arrested as the standoff between   
   police and protesters continues on Central Avenue.   
      
   Protesters were able to circumvent the line of riot police, so   
   officers are now facing east. Tensions are rising, according to   
   a Journal reporter, after the arrest.   
      
   The Bernalillo County SWAT Team has arrived at the scene to help   
   with the situation.   
      
   Protesters can be heard angrily shouting at police about the   
   arrest. It’s unclear why police arrested the protester.   
      
   City spokeswoman Erin Thompson released a statement about the   
   protest:   
      
   “Mayor (Richard) Berry is actively tracking the situation in   
   consultation with Chief (Gorden) Eden and command staff and has   
   been all afternoon and throughout the evening. The city remains   
   committed to the public’s safety as the highest priority,” the   
   statement reads.   
      
   An APD spokeswoman said drivers and others should avoid Central   
   Avenue in the area, because the crowd is moving west again.   
      
   Also, UNM has issued an alert to students, urging a shelter in   
   place due to “protests and police activity.”   
      
   8:27 p.m.   
      
   A line of riot police have blocked about 200 protesters’ passage   
   west on Central Avenue near Girard, and protesters have thrown   
   eggs and water bottles at APD vehicles.   
      
   About 75 protesters are confronting police in front of the line   
   of officers, which includes those mounted on horses and empty   
   prisoner-transport vans. Officers have been issuing commands   
   over a PA system for the last 20 minutes or so, saying that the   
   protest is unlawful.   
      
   “We want to ensure you have the right to protest in a lawful   
   manner,” police can be heard telling the protesters.   
      
   The nearby APD Monte Vista substation was also vandalized with   
   spray-painted expletives.   
      
   Keep with ABQJournal.com for updates on this fast-moving   
   situation.   
      
   8: 04 p.m.   
      
   Protesters have moved east along Central and can now be seen on   
   top of an small APD substation at Girard and Central.   
      
   The demonstration itself has gotten more and more unruly as the   
   sun has begun setting. Before arriving at Girard and Central,   
   one protester climbed atop a university-area lightpole and tried   
   to bring it down. It appears he was unsuccessful.   
      
   Police are nowhere to be seen, according to a Journal reporter   
   and photographer on scene, but a large group of Albuquerque and   
   State Police was spotted near Central New Mexico Community   
   College alongside large prisoner-transport vans.   
      
   The group of protesters is now walking west along Central   
   Avenue, according to reports from the scene.   
      
   6:45 p.m.   
      
   After dispersing from Fifth Street, the protesters are now   
   marching east along Central from First Street.   
      
   An APD spokeswoman said drivers should avoid the area.   
      
   6:25 p.m.   
      
   The protesters have dispersed south down Fifth Street, though   
   it’s unclear if they intend to regroup elsewhere.   
      
   Police have taken off their gas masks, but are still holding   
   their batons and riot shields. They are still standing in a line   
   on Fifth Street.   
      
   Keep with ABQJournal.com for updates.   
      
   5:25 p.m.   
      
   More than five hours into a protest against APD, a group of   
   protesters is sitting down before a wall of APD riot police,   
   ignoring commands to disperse southbound on Fifth Street.   
      
   Riot police are ordering the protesters to walk southbound along   
   Fifth Street, according to a Journal reporter at the scene.   
   Police are calling the protest an “unlawful assembly”.   
      
   The protesters do not appear to be complying, and officers on   
   horseback are now arriving on scene. Protesters are wearing   
   moist bandanas in anticipation of a tear gas attack.   
      
   The protest started at the Alvarado Transport Center and went to   
   APD headquarters at Fourth and Roma before heading to Civic   
   Plaza. It then sprawled from Downtown all the way up to Central   
   and Carlisle, and the group of a t least 300 people broke apart   
   and came together several times throughout.   
      
   An APD spokeswoman said she was not aware of any arrests as of 5   
   p.m., though a live video stream captured some heated exchanges   
   between demonstrators and officers in riot gear. One protester   
   could be seen blowing cigarette smoke into the face of a stoic   
   APD officer near the UNM area.   
      
   Protesters are wearing masks and bandanas, and many are holding   
   signs accusing APD of being trigger happy and violent. One   
   protester had what appeared to be a rifle slung across his back.   
      
   The APD website appeared to have gone back online briefly,   
   according to a website checking service, but was down again   
   shortly before 6 p.m. It has been due to what police called a   
   “cyber attack”.   
      
   Also on Sunday, a Twitter account that purports to be associated   
      
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