ALBUQUERQUE, April 22 (UPI) -- A retired judge's daughter is the first person to be killed by Albuquerque police since a critical U.S. Justice Department report.
Police said that Mary Hawkes, 19, was shot Monday morning after she pointed a gun at a pursuing officer. She was described as a suspect in the theft of a truck.
Late Monday, Mario Romero, 26, was arrested after he allegedly displayed guns at a vigil for Hawkes and then pointed a gun at police. Romero, who told police he was engaged to Hawkes, allegedly said he was trying to commit suicide by cop.
Hawkes and her sister were adopted as young children by Danny Hawkes and his wife. Danny Hawkes recently retired as a magistrate judge in Valencia County, just south of Albuquerque.
The judge confirmed to the Albuquerque Journal that his daughter had been killed.
Hawkes had an adult record for drinking in public and shoplifting. She also had a juvenile record.
