One person was shot at an Albuquerque protest against statue of infamous colonizer Juan de Oñate

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• Shots were fired at a protest in Albuquerque, New Mexico when anti-racist protesters clashed with a heavily armed right-wing militia.
• Protesters had been trying to pull down a statue shots came as activists attempted to pull down a statue of Juan de Oñate, a notoriously cruel Spanish conquistador.
• Four shots could be heard on a live stream posted to Facebook, with the person broadcasting the video attributing the fire to the militia.
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At least one person was shot after anti-racist protesters clashed with a heavily armed right-wing militia in Albuquerque, New Mexico, according to local media and others at the scene.

Four shots could be heard on a Facebook live stream posted by a local activist who attributed the fire to the militia. The shots came as activists attempted to pull down a statue of Juan de Oñate, a notoriously cruel Spanish conquistador.

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