Lawsuit filed against Rio Arriba County leaders after Oñate protest shooting

Indigenous man shot at 2023 Oñate statue protest sues Rio Arriba officials, alleging lack of protection

County officials knew there was a "clear and present danger of violence" at the Española event in 2023, Jacob Johns says in his complaint.

Victim shot at Onate statue reinstallation in Española sues county

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a terrifying scene in September 2023 when the controversial reinstallation of a Juan De Oñate statue in Rio Arriba County turned violent. Protestors and anti-protestors congregated in Española for the reinstallation when video showed Ryan Martinez, in a green sweatshirt and “Make America Great Again” hat, standing in the crowd alongside other counter-protesters. The video then showed protestors trying to kick him o…

Lawsuit filed against Rio Arriba County leaders after Oñate protest shooting

Jacob Johns says his life changed forever on Sept. 28, 2023 after he was shot at the Oñate protest.

Did county officials enable Ryan Martinez’s violent actions at a 2023 protest in Española? • Source New Mexico

At the 2023 protest, activists placed offerings by a concrete slab that was meant to serve as the base for the statue. (Courtesy of Mariel Nanasi) Ryan Martinez, the gunman who severely wounded a Native American man at an Española protest against the proposed installation of a controversial Juan de Oñate statute in 2023, is serving the first year of a four-year prison sentence. Now, survivors of that shooting are suing the county officials who t…

Protect and serve: Did county officials enable Ryan Martinez’s violent actions at the 2023 Oñate protest in Española?

The post Protect and serve: Did county officials enable Ryan Martinez’s violent actions at the 2023 Oñate protest in Española? appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. A lawsuit filed Monday in Santa Fe’s First Judicial District Court by two survivors of gunman Ryan Martinez claims that government and law enforcement officials in Rio Arriba County violated their civil rights by failing to protect them from a man who gave off clear warning signs…

Did county officials enable Ryan Martinez’s violent actions at a 2023 protest in Española?

Survivors are suing the county officials they say enabled the shooting at a 2023 Española protest of a Juan de Oñate statute