
Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller and Police Chief Mike Geier said the boosted police presence would continue through the back-to-school shopping weekend, which includes a tax-free holiday for school items.
The officials commented in an Albuquerque Police Department statement that also said police would deploy a team to a Saturday evening downtown festival.
The officials said in the statement that the moves were a "response to the tragic shooting today in El Paso" and that they wanted to reassure Albuquerque residents and others from around New Mexico.