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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amelia Neath

Governor declares New Mexico gun violence as a public health emergency

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“The time for standard measures has passed. Today I am declaring gun violence a public health emergency in New Mexico," is the message New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham made loud and clear in a statement she released on Thursday. 

The announcement was made by following the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy during an alleged road rage incident on Wednesday.

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