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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — More than 30 people holding pictures of an Iraq war veteran shot and killed in Albuquerque more than a year ago lined Lomas Boulevard near the District Attorney’s Office Friday evening.

The demonstrators said child abuse charges, and possibly more severe charges, should be filed in connection to the shooting death of 23-year-old Jonathan Mitchell.

Donnie Pearson, Mitchell’s neighbor, shot and killed Mitchell before midnight on March 19, 2013 outside Mitchell’s home in the Ventana Ranch neighborhood.

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Police at the time of the shooting said Mitchell fired first at Pearson and his 15-year-old son, and Pearson returned fire from the SUV he was driving.

Police said Mitchell had brandished a gun at another neighbor earlier that night.

Pearson has not been charged in the case.

Isaac Mitchell, Jonathan’s father, acknowledged that his son shot first that night. But he said his son was scared because Pearson had been following his son in a black SUV with the headlights off around the neighborhood earlier. Isaac Mitchell said Jonathan’s brother, Benjamin Mitchell, was nearby and witnessed the shooting.

“The (district attorney) said Jonathan fired first,” Isaac Mitchell said. “But he had the right to shoot first. Jonathan had a right to defend himself.”

New Mexico State Police announced March 13 that the agency would review the shooting.

“It’s still under review,” State Police Lt. Emmanuel Gutierrez said Friday. “Something this extensive takes a while to look at and isn’t something that can be rushed. Every detail needs to be looked at.”

District Attorney Kari Brandenburg has said she was waiting for the results of the State Police review before making a decision on charges.

Mitchell’s supporters said Friday that Pearson should at least be charged with child abuse and child endangerment based on what is known about the case.

“In any other circumstance, if you bring your teenage son to a potential gun situation, that’s child abuse,” said Harold Bailey, the branch president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Albuquerque.