Family of man shot by state police asks court to unlock public records • Source New Mexico

Family of man shot by state police asks court to unlock public records • Source New Mexico

Jesus Rubio. (Courtesy photo)The uncle of a Las Cruces man fatally shot in January by New Mexico State Police is asking a state judge to compel the Department of Public Safety to release records about the incident.  Martin Beltran, of El Paso, on Monday filed a petition for writ of mandamus in First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe, alleging that the State Police records custodian violated the state Inspection of Public Records Act by refusin…