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Kenneth Shawn Mcwethy

Case from Albuquerque, NM dated Feb 01, 1986

Victim Details

Kenneth Shawn Mcwethy

Male

White / Caucasian

Albuquerque

NM

1986-02-01

23

Kenneth

Shawn Mcwethy

07/12/2026

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On a Saturday afternoon, the 1st of February, 1986, a sense of normalcy was shattered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Kenneth Shawn Mcwethy, a 23-year-old White/Caucasian male, was on duty as an officer with the Albuquerque Police Department. Mcwethy, who was also a sociology student in his final year at the University of New Mexico, was a dedicated officer with three years of service. That afternoon, at approximately 4:15 pm, he was investigating a robbery at an auto-parts store when he observed a ...
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