The Latest: Leaders Hold Special Meeting After Girl’s Death

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Law enforcement and local school district officials in Albuquerque are telling city leaders that drug abuse and poverty are at the root of much of the violence that children in New Mexico's largest city may face at home. The comments on Tuesday evening before a panel of city counselors and county commissioners came during a special meeting organized in response to the horrific killing last week of a 10-year-old Albuquerque girl who authorities say was found dead in the apartment she shared with her mother. Three people are facing charges in the case, including her mother, the mother's boyfriend and his cousin. City and county officials called the meeting to address the brutal slaying in hopes of identifying opportunities for the community to better protect children.