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Ken Reiss

Case from Albuquerque, NM dated Aug 11, 2020

Victim Details

Ken Reiss

Male

White / Caucasian

Albuquerque

NM

2020-08-11

50

Ken

Reiss

06/21/2026

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Albuquerque police fatally shoot Kenneth Reiss on Aug. 11

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In the early hours of August 11, 2020, Ken Reiss, a 50-year-old White male, made a distressing 911 call from his Albuquerque, New Mexico home. He reported that two armed individuals had broken in and he had shot one of them. This call set in motion a tragic and bizarre chain of events that would end with Reiss himself being killed. A well-known and beloved local bartender at Carraro's & Joe's Place, Reiss was a fixture in the community, known for his wit and generosity.

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  • New Mexico Daily Lobo: Protesters decry APD killing of longtime UNM-area bartender Ken Reiss
  • Friends remember man shot, killed by APD
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