Officer drops lawsuit against APD over promotion

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The officer who sued Albuquerque Police for a promotion has changed his mind.
Brett Lampiris-Tremba shot and killed Kenneth Ellis III in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven in the Heights in 2010. That shooting cost the city $8 million.
Lampiris-Tremba wanted to become a sergeant and claimed he passed all the tests and had the seniority to be promoted, but the department refused, so he sued.
A federal judge ruled Chief Gorden Eden does have the discretion to deny a pro