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Demonstrators are planning to protest the shooting of a man in the Sandia foothills by Albuquerque police.A coalition of various groups will gather downtown Tuesday at 6 p.m. before marching to Albuquerque police headquarters.Police Chief Gorden Eden says that two officers unloaded three shots each after a 38-year-old James Boyd made threatening moves and refused to drop a knife.Gorden says police first used bean-bags and stun guns to try to disarm the man.Boyd, who police say had a lengthy criminal record, later died.A police helmet camera video shows Boyd turning away as officers unloaded with beanbags, stun guns and live rounds.The shooting comes as the department is under a U.S. Justice Department investigation over excessive force and three dozen police shootings since 2010.CLICK HERE to see lapel video from the shooting