A 16-year-old New Mexico boy was arrested Saturday morning after he allegedly gunned down his mother and father and teenage siblings after which drunkenly referred to as 911 to admit to the quadruple murder, police stated.
Diego Leyva is going through first-degree homicide costs within the horrific slaughter that occurred round 3:30 a.m. earlier than the Valencia County Sheriff’s Workplace obtained a cellphone name from the homicide suspect, New Mexico State Police stated in a information launch.
The teenager allegedly stated he killed his household over the cellphone to a dispatcher after which walked out along with his palms within the air when deputies reached his house within the metropolis of Belen, authorities stated.
State police stated Leyva was “extremely intoxicated” whereas he was taken into custody with out incident.
A handgun was discovered on the kitchen desk, in keeping with police.
The suspect’s 42-year-old father Leonardo Leyva, 35-year-old mom Adriana Bencomo, 16-year-old sister Adrian Leyva, and 14-year-old brother Alexander Leyva have been all discovered useless with gunshot wounds inside the house, in keeping with legislation enforcement and KRQE.
The alleged killer was taken to a close-by hospital for detox after which booked right into a juvenile justice heart in Albuquerque early Sunday morning, officers stated.
A former instructor was in disbelief that the teenager boy might be accountable for the ruthless slaying.
“I would never have thought that something like this would happen and that Diego would be capable of doing something like this” educator Vanessa LaGrange advised the Guardian. “Everyone’s in shock.”
The state police investigative bureau remains to be attempting to find out what sparked the murderous rampage.
