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With 2016 a record year for the Gallup Sun, the newspaper’s editorial board took a moment to name the paper’s top stories of 2016:
The shooting death of Alvin R. Sylversmythe near the Arnold Street public housing projects tops the list of the Sun’s top stories for this year.
1. July 24: Gallup police said Sylversmythe, 29, who was hanging out with friends at the time in one of the Arnold housing units, reportedly came at officers armed with two knives. Sylversmythe was shot several times and died after being taken to Gallup Indian Medical Center. The investigation was turned over to the New Mexico State Police and that agency to date has not released a full and...